Movie: The Battle of the Rails

Top 10 Billed 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)

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    A 1946 war movie which tells the courageous efforts by French railway workers to sabotage Nazi reinforcement-troop trains.

  • Release Date

    1946-02-27

  • Average

    6.8

  • Rating:

    3.4 starts
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  • Languages:

    Français
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