
The Battle of the Rails (1946)
Released:
1946-02-27
Duration:
1hr 25min
Rating 6.8
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.
Production Companies
Coopérative Générale du Cinéma Français
Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | fr |
Popularity | 0.451 |
Directed By
René Clément
Crew
Director
René Clément
René Clément
Writer
Colette Audry
Colette Audry
Sound Designer
Constantin Evangelou
Constantin Evangelou
Director of Photography
Henri Alekan
Henri Alekan
Dialogue
Colette Audry
Colette Audry
Screenplay
René Clément
René Clément
Editor
Jacques Desagneaux
Jacques Desagneaux
Producer
Pierre Lévy-Corti
Pierre Lévy-Corti
Original Music Composer
Yves Baudrier
Yves Baudrier
TOP CAST

Charles Boyer
Narrator (voice)

Jean Clarieux
Lampin

Jean Daurand
Cheminot

François Joux
Cheminot

Tony Laurent
Camargue

Robert Le Ray
Chef de gare
Léon Pauléon
Chef de gare St-André
Michel Salina
Allemand

Fernand Rauzéna
Cheminot
Jacques Desagneaux
Athos (as Desagneaux)