The Train

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Burt Lancaster

Paul Labiche

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Paul Scofield

von Waldheim

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Jeanne Moreau

Christine

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Suzanne Flon

Mademoiselle Villard

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Michel Simon

Papa Boul

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Wolfgang Preiss

Maj. Herren

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Albert Rémy

Didont

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Charles Millot

Pesquet

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	John Frankenheimer
Writing	Novel	Rose Valland
	Screenplay	Franklin Coen Frank Davis Walter Bernstein Albert Husson Nedrick Young
Production	Producer	Jules Bricken
Sound	Original Music Composer	Maurice Jarre
Camera	Director of Photography	Jean Tournier Walter Wottitz
Editing	Editor	David Bretherton Gabriel Rongier
Costume & Make-Up	Makeup Artist	Georges Bouban
Art	Production Design	Willy Holt
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