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Release Date:
7 March 1965 (USA)
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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 synopsis
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Nominated for Oscar.
Another 1 win
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1 nomination
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High on my list of favorite films
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Cast
(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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Runtime:
133 min | UK:140 min
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1.66 : 1 more
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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:Unrated
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Director Arthur Penn oversaw the development of the film and directed the first day of shooting. The next day was a holiday. Lancaster, dissatisfied with Penn's conception of the picture, had him fired and replaced by John Frankenheimer. Penn envisioned a more intimate film that would muse on the role art played in the French character, and why they would risk their lives to save the country's great art from the Nazis. He did not intend to give much focus to the mechanics of the train operation itself. Frankenheimer said that in the original script Penn wanted to shoot, the train did not leave the station until page 90. The production was shut down briefly while a the script was rewritten. Lancaster told screenwriter Walter Bernstein the day Penn was fired, "Frankenheimer is a bit of a whore, but he'll do what I want." What Lancaster wanted was more emphasis on action in order to ensure that the film was a hit after the failure of "The Leopard" by appealing to a broader audience.
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Miscellaneous: In the final sequence, Labiche is seen unbolting the rails on one side only because he is out of time. Yet when the locomotive with the hostages on it derails, it stays level because both sides of the track have been loosened.
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Referenced in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
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The Train is high on my list of favorite films. It is intelligent, visually graphic and a believable suspenseful film. There is an intensity and grittiness in the characters and the feel of the production. The b@w photography adds to this dimension. I never get tired of watching and wish it were shown more often. Burt Lancaster is an excellent actor and has never given a bad performance. Paul Scofield was equal to him and the characters as rivals was balanced. Both characters had a job to do and they did it to their best. It is an honest film, done with integrity. I wish more films were of this quality.