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The Battle of the Rails (1946)

Genre : History, Drama, Action, War

Runtime : 1H 25M

Director : René Clément
Writer : René Clément

Synopsis

A 1946 war movie which tells the courageous efforts by French railway workers to sabotage Nazi reinforcement-troop trains.

Actors

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

Crews

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

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