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39142

The Battle of the Rails

1946-02-27
6.807
fr 85m
DramaWar
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.

Director

René Clément

Writer

Colette Audry

Sound Designer

Constantin Evangelou

Screenplay

René Clément

Dialogue

Colette Audry

Producer

Pierre Lévy-Corti

world war ii french resistance train railroad

Status

Released

Countries

  • France

Companies

  • Coopérative Générale du Cinéma Français