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The Train

The Train

It carried their hopes, their nation's honour!

19647.62h 13m

Overview

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.

Directed by John Frankenheimer
Written by Rose Valland, Franklin Coen, Frank Davis
Produced by Jules Bricken
Box OfficeBudget: $5.8MRevenue: $6.8M

Top Cast

Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

Paul Labiche

Paul Scofield

Paul Scofield

von Waldheim

Jeanne Moreau

Jeanne Moreau

Christine

Suzanne Flon

Suzanne Flon

Mademoiselle Villard

Michel Simon

Michel Simon

Papa Boul

Wolfgang Preiss

Wolfgang Preiss

Maj. Herren

A

Albert Rémy

Didont

Charles Millot

Charles Millot

Pesquet

Richard Münch

Richard Münch

General von Lubitz

Jean-Pierre Zola

Jean-Pierre Zola

Octave

Themes & Keywords

franceparis, francenaziworld war iipaintingartworktrain hijackingtrain crashfrench resistanceblack and whiteart thiefart theftnazi train

About The Train

The Train is a war, thriller film released in 1964 exploring themes of france, paris, france, nazi, world war ii, painting, artwork. Directed by John Frankenheimer, it stars Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield, Jeanne Moreau. 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.

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