The Battle of the Rails

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19461h 25m

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A dramatized account of the French Resistance, this wartime film depicts how railway workers sabotaged German trains to disrupt troop movements and supply lines during the Nazi occupation. Blending documentary realism with fiction, it pays tribute to the courage and sacrifice of ordinary workers who became central to the fight for liberation.

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Charles Boyer - Narrator (voice) in The Battle of the Rails

Charles Boyer

Narrator (voice)

Jean Clarieux - Lampin in The Battle of the Rails

Jean Clarieux

Lampin

Jean Daurand - Cheminot in The Battle of the Rails

Jean Daurand

Cheminot

François Joux - Cheminot in The Battle of the Rails

François Joux

Cheminot

Tony Laurent - Camargue in The Battle of the Rails

Tony Laurent

Camargue

Robert Le Ray - Chef de gare in The Battle of the Rails

Robert Le Ray

Chef de gare

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Léon Pauléon

Chef de gare St-André

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Michel Salina

Allemand

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Movie Info

Release Date

February 27, 1946

Runtime

1h 25m

Genres

Drama, War

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