The Battle of the Rails (1946)

  • NR
  • 02/27/1946 (US)
  • Drama, War
  • 1h 25m

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.

René Clément

Director, Screenplay

Colette Audry

Writer

Cast

Charles Boyer's headshot

Charles Boyer

Narrator (voice)
Jean Clarieux's headshot

Jean Clarieux

Lampin
Jean Daurand's headshot

Jean Daurand

Cheminot
François Joux's headshot

François Joux

Cheminot
Tony Laurent's headshot

Tony Laurent

Camargue
Robert Le Ray's headshot

Robert Le Ray

Chef de gare
Léon Pauléon's headshot

Léon Pauléon

Chef de gare St-André
Michel Salina's headshot

Michel Salina

Allemand

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