CinemaOSMovie · 1964 · 2h 13m · NR
The Train

It carried their hopes, their nation's honour!

76%(401)IMDbWarThriller

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 byJohn Frankenheimer

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 13m
Language
EN
Released
September 24, 1964
Budget
$5,800,000
Revenue
$6,800,000
Studios
United ArtistsLes Productions Artistes AssociésLes Films Ariane

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The Train (1964) Original Trailer [HD]

The Train (1964) Original Trailer [HD]

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Albert Rémy

Albert Rémy

Didont

Charles Millot

Charles Millot

Pesquet

Richard Münch

Richard Münch

General von Lubitz

Jean-Pierre Zola

Octave

Creative team
Directed by
John Frankenheimer
John Frankenheimer
Written by
Walter Bernstein
Walter Bernstein
Albert Husson
Produced by
Jules Bricken

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