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The Train(1964)
Status: Released
Date: 1964-09-24
75%
322 Votes
Time: 2h 13m
It carried their hopes, their nation's honour!
Overview:
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.
Languages: German, English.
Countries:
France,
Italy,
United States of America
Budget: $5,800,000.00
Revenue: $6,800,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Les Productions Artistes Associés
Les Films Ariane
Dear Film
Polyphony Digital
Vides Cinematografica
Movie: The Train
Top 10 Billed Cast
Burt Lancaster
Paul Labiche
Paul Scofield
von Waldheim
Jeanne Moreau
Christine
Suzanne Flon
Mademoiselle Villard
Michel Simon
Papa Boul
Wolfgang Preiss
Maj. Herren
Charles Millot
Pesquet
Richard Münch
General von Libitz
Jean-Pierre Zola
Octave
Video Trailer The Train
Video: The Train Theatrical Trailer (1964)
The Train Theatrical Trailer (1964)
Brian Trenchard-Smith on THE TRAIN
Mission: Impossible's Christopher McQuarrie and Eddie Hamilton talk about The Train | BFI Q&A
All 3 videos
The Train Theatrical Trailer (1964) - Trailer
Brian Trenchard-Smith on THE TRAIN - Featurette
Mission: Impossible's Christopher McQuarrie and Eddie Hamilton talk about The Train | BFI Q&A - Featurette
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