The Train
It carried their hopes, their nation's honour!
133 mins
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.
Jean-Claude Bercq
Major
Louis Falavigna
Railroad Worker
Christian Fuin
Robert
Helmo Kindermann
Ordnance Officer
Christian Rémy
Tauber
Rose Valland
Novel
Franklin Coen
Screenplay
David Bretherton
Editor
Gabriel Rongier
Editor
Albert Husson
Screenplay
Jean Tournier
Director of Photography
Jules Bricken
Producer
Walter Wottitz
Director of Photography
Frank Davis
Screenplay
Georges Bouban
Makeup Artist