Ratings

TMDB Rating 7.5
IMDB Rating 7.9
RottenTomatoes Rating 100%

Financials

Revenue: $6,800,000

Budget: $5,800,000

Profit: + $1,000,000


Movie Details

Tag Line: It carried their hopes, their nation's honour!

Status: Released

Average Rating: 8

Release Date: Sep 24, 1964

Rating: NR

Run Time: 2h 13m

Original Language: English

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Production Countries: France , Italy , United States of America

Production Companies: Les Productions Artistes Associés , Les Films Ariane , Dear Film , United Artists


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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

Burt Lancaster

Paul Labiche

Age : 80 | Popularity : 13%

Paul Scofield

Paul Scofield

von Waldheim

Age : 86 | Popularity : 4%

Jeanne Moreau

Jeanne Moreau

Christine

Age : 89 | Popularity : 11%

Suzanne Flon

Suzanne Flon

Mademoiselle Villard

Age : 87 | Popularity : 4%

Michel Simon

Michel Simon

Papa Boul

Age : 80 | Popularity : 3%

Wolfgang Preiss

Wolfgang Preiss

Maj. Herren

Age : 92 | Popularity : 8%

Albert Rémy

Albert Rémy

Didont

Age : 55 | Popularity : 4%

Charles Millot

Charles Millot

Pesquet

Age : 81 | Popularity : 7%


Crew

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