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The Battle of the Rails

The Battle of the Rails
★ 6.9/10•1946•1h 25m•NR•Drama•War

During the Second World War, many French railway workers participated in the resistance. Daily acts of sabotage, spectacular derailments: the railway network took many actions against Nazi occupation. Stationmanager Camargue and his deputy, Athos, risk their lives in managing the network in their sector.

René Clément · Director

Colette Audry · Writer

René Clément · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 25m
LanguageFR
Release DateFeb 27, 1946

Actors

Charles Boyer

Charles Boyer

Narrator (voice)

Jean Clarieux

Jean Clarieux

Lampin

Jean Daurand

Jean Daurand

Cheminot

François Joux

François Joux

Cheminot

Tony Laurent

Tony Laurent

Camargue

Robert Le Ray

Robert Le Ray

Chef de gare

Léon Pauléon

Chef de gare St-André

Michel Salina

Michel Salina

Allemand

Fernand Rauzéna

Fernand Rauzéna

Cheminot

Jacques Desagneaux

Athos (as Desagneaux)

Pierre Latour

Pierre Lozach

Pierre Mindaist

Pierre Mindaist

Marcel Barnault

Léon Pauléon

Redon

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