The Train
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.
Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Les Productions Artistes Associés, Les Films Ariane, Dear Film Produzione
Burt Lancaster as Paul Labiche, Paul Scofield as von Waldheim, Jeanne Moreau as Christine, Suzanne Flon as Mademoiselle Villard, Michel Simon as Papa Boul, Wolfgang Preiss as Maj. Herren, Albert Rémy as Didont, Charles Millot as Pesquet, Richard Münch as General von Libitz, Jean-Pierre Zola as Octave, Jacques Marin as Jacques, Paul Bonifas as Spinet, Jean Bouchaud as Schmidt, Donald O'Brien as Schwartz, Arthur Brauss as Pilzer, Jean-Claude Bercq as Major, Howard Vernon as Dietrich, Louis Falavigna as Railroad Worker, Richard Bailey as Grote, Christian Fuin as Robert, Helmo Kindermann as Ordnance Officer, Roger Lumont as Engineer Officer, Gérard Buhr as Corporal, Christian Rémy as Tauber