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The Battle of the Rails

19466.8 / 1085 min
Drama, War

Overview

A dramatized account of the French Resistance, this wartime film depicts how railway workers sabotaged German trains to disrupt troop movements and supply lines during the Nazi occupation. Blending documentary realism with fiction, it pays tribute to the courage and sacrifice of ordinary workers who became central to the fight for liberation.

Cast

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

Léon Pauléon

Chef de gare St-André

Michel Salina

Michel Salina

Allemand

Fernand Rauzéna

Fernand Rauzéna

Cheminot

Jacques Desagneaux

Jacques Desagneaux

Athos (as Desagneaux)

Pierre Latour

Pierre Latour

Pierre Lozach

Pierre Lozach

Pierre Mindaist

Pierre Mindaist

Marcel Barnault

Marcel Barnault

Léon Pauléon

Léon Pauléon

Redon

Redon

Max Woll

Max Woll

Crew

René Clément

René Clément

Director

Colette Audry

Colette Audry

Writer

Constantin Evangelou

Constantin Evangelou

Sound Designer

Henri Alekan

Henri Alekan

Director of Photography

Colette Audry

Colette Audry

Dialogue

René Clément

René Clément

Screenplay

Jacques Desagneaux

Jacques Desagneaux

Editor

Pierre Lévy-Corti

Pierre Lévy-Corti

Producer

Yves Baudrier

Yves Baudrier

Original Music Composer