The Battle of the Rails - Cover

The Battle of the Rails

By René Clément

1946

Drama

1h25

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9.0/10

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7.0/10

Synopsis

A dramatized account of the French Resistance, this wartime film depicts how railway workers sabotaged German trains to disrupt troop movements and supply lines during the Nazi occupation. Blending documentary realism with fiction, it pays tribute to the courage and sacrifice of ordinary workers who became central to the fight for liberation.

Casting

René Clément

René Clément

Director

JE

Jean Daurand

Cheminot

JE

Jean Clarieux

Lampin

TO

Tony Laurent

Camargue

LE

Leon Pauleon

Chef de gare St-André

LU

Lucien Desagneux

Athos

RO

Robert Leray

Chef de gare

PI

Pierre Lozach

Cheminot

FR

François Joux

Cheminot

FE

Fernand Rauzéna

MA

Marcel Barnault

MI

Michel Salina

l'Allemand

PI

Pierre Mindaist

Cheminot

PI

Pierre Latour

Cheminor

List