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The Train

75 %|Sep 24, 1964|War, Thriller

As the Allied forces approach Paris in August 1944, German Colonel Von Waldheim is desperate to take all of France's greatest paintings to Germany. He manages to secure a train to transport the valuable art works even as the chaos of retreat descends upon them. The French resistance however wants to stop them from stealing their national treasures but have received orders from London that they are not to be destroyed. The station master, Labiche, is tasked with scheduling the train and making it all happen smoothly but he is also part of a dwindling group of resistance fighters tasked with preventing the theft. He and others stage an elaborate ruse to keep the train from ever leaving French territory.

Featured Crew

John Frankenheimer
Director
Rose Valland
Novel
Franklin Coen
Screenplay
Frank Davis
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Walter Bernstein
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Albert Husson
Screenplay
Jules Bricken
Producer
Maurice Jarre
Original Music Composer

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Cast

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Burt Lancaster
Paul Labiche
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Paul Scofield
von Waldheim
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Jeanne Moreau
Christine
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Suzanne Flon
Mademoiselle Villard
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Michel Simon
Papa Boul
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Wolfgang Preiss
Maj. Herren
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Richard Münch
General von Libitz
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Louis Falavigna
Railroad Worker
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Helmo Kindermann
Ordnance Officer
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Roger Lumont
Engineer Officer
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Gérard Buhr
Corporal