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The Train (1964) -- A French railway inspector goes up against the Nazis in order to prevent a trainload of France's most treasured paintings from being stolen.

Overview

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Writers:
Franklin Coen (screen story) and
Frank Davis (screen story) ...
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Release Date:
7 March 1965 (USA) more
Genre:
Thriller | War | Action more
Tagline:
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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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
A classic war film. more

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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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Il treno (Italy)
John Frankenheimer's The Train (USA) (complete title)
Le train (France)
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Runtime:
133 min | UK:140 min
Country:
USA | France | Italy
Language:
English | German
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Filming Locations:
Acquigny, Calvados, France more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
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. more
Goofs:
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. more
Quotes:
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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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) more

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11 out of 20 people found the following comment useful:-
A classic war film., 2 November 1999
10/10
Author: Shawn Taber (filmbuffshawn@netscape.net) from Rock Forest, Quebec

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.

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