The Train (1964)

The Train (1964)

It carried their hopes, their nation's honour! 1964-09-24 France, Italy, United States of America 133 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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.

Cast

Burt Lancaster is Paul Labiche
Paul Labiche
Paul Scofield is von Waldheim
von Waldheim
Jeanne Moreau is Christine
Christine
Suzanne Flon is Mademoiselle Villard
Mademoiselle Villard
Michel Simon is Papa Boul
Papa Boul
Wolfgang Preiss is Maj. Herren
Maj. Herren
Albert Rémy is Didont
Richard Münch is General von Libitz
General von Libitz
Jacques Marin is Jacques
Paul Bonifas is Spinet