The Battle of the Rails (1946)

02/27/1946 (FR) • 1h 25m

Drama, War

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Charles Boyer

Narrator (voice)

Jean Daurand

Cheminot

Tony Laurent

Camargue

Robert Le Ray

Chef de gare

Léon Pauléon

Chef de gare St-André


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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

world war ii

french resistance

train

railroad

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