The Battle of the Rails

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The Battle of the Rails (1946)

Directed by René Clément

Drama, War · 1h 25m

During the Second World War, many French railway workers participated in the resistance. Daily acts of sabotage, spectacular derailments: the railway network took many actions against Nazi occupation. Stationmanager Camargue and his deputy, Athos, risk their lives in managing the network in their sector.

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Cast

Charles Boyer Narrator (voice) Jean Clarieux Lampin Jean Daurand Cheminot François Joux Cheminot Tony Laurent Camargue Robert Le Ray Chef de gare
L
Léon Pauléon Chef de gare St-André Michel Salina Allemand Fernand Rauzéna Cheminot
J
Jacques Desagneaux Athos (as Desagneaux)
P
Pierre Latour
P
Pierre Lozach

Crew

Director
René Clément
Screenplay
René Clément
Writer
Colette Audry
Director of Photography
Henri Alekan
Original Music Composer
Yves Baudrier
Editor
Jacques Desagneaux
Producer
Pierre Lévy-Corti

Details

Original title
La Bataille du rail
Release date
1946-02-27
Runtime
1h 25m
Genres
Drama, War
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
French
Countries
France
Production
Coopérative Générale du Cinéma Français