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Release Date:
7 March 1965 (USA) moreTagline:
It carried their hopes, their nation's honour!Plot:
In 1944, a German colonel loads a train with French art treasures to send to Germany. The Resistance must stop it without damaging the cargo. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Breaking News! Famed Film Composer Maurice Jarre Has Died; Scored "Doctor Zhivago" And "Lawrence Of Arabia" (From CinemaRetro. 30 March 2009, 11:41 AM, PDT)
Actor Paul Scofield Dies at 86
(From IMDb News. 20 March 2008)
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A classic war film. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Burt Lancaster | ... | Labiche |
 | Paul Scofield | ... | Von Waldheim |
 | Jeanne Moreau | ... | Christine |
| Suzanne Flon | ... | Mlle Villard |
| Michel Simon | ... | Papa Boule |
| Wolfgang Preiss | ... | Herren |
| Albert Rémy | ... | Didont (as Albert Remy) |
| Charles Millot | ... | Pesquet |
| Richard Münch | ... | Von Lubitz (as Richard Munch) |
| Jacques Marin | ... | Jacques |
| Paul Bonifas | ... | Spinet |
| Jean Bouchaud | ... | Schmidt |
| Donald O'Brien | ... | Schwartz (as Donal O'Brien) |
| Jean-Pierre Zola | ... | Octave |
| Arthur Brauss | ... | Pilzer (as Art Brauss) |
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Also Known As:
Il treno (Italy)John Frankenheimer's The Train (USA) (complete title)
Le train (France)
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Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
133 min | UK:140 minColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Certification:
Australia:PG | Argentina:13 | Singapore:PG | West Germany:16 (f) | Canada:PG (video rating) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 (1965) | UK:PG | USA:UnratedFun Stuff
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In real life the museum's paintings were indeed loaded into a train for shipment to Germany, but fortunately, the elaborate deception seen in the movie was not really required. The train was merely routed onto a ring railway and circled around and around Paris until the Allies arrived. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: Once the train starts on its run to Germany, it passes through all the stations without stopping (except briefly at "St. Avold" for the phone call). In reality, the steam locomotive would have had to stop at occasionally to take on water. moreQuotes:
Didont: I don't like it.Pesquet: Who does?
Didont: I mean the art train. If the Germans want it so much, maybe we should do something.
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This is truly one of the great action/adventure war films. The Train is filled with action and edge-of-your-seat suspense. Lancaster is superb as the everyman Labiche. It is a tough and gritty performance. Scofield is equally good as the obsessive Colonel. The theme of human lives versus art is well explored by Frankenheimer. Watch this film and enjoy. It gets better with repeated viewings.