The Train

2h 13min

War

Thriller

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.

Production Companies

Les Productions Artistes Associés

Les Films Ariane

Dear Film

United Artists

Polyphony Digital

Vides Cinematografica

Cast

Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

Paul Labiche
Paul Scofield

Paul Scofield

von Waldheim
Jeanne Moreau

Jeanne Moreau

Christine
Suzanne Flon

Suzanne Flon

Mademoiselle Villard
Michel Simon

Michel Simon

Papa Boul
Wolfgang Preiss

Wolfgang Preiss

Maj. Herren
Richard Münch

Richard Münch

General von Libitz
Louis Falavigna

Louis Falavigna

Railroad Worker
Helmo Kindermann

Helmo Kindermann

Ordnance Officer
Roger Lumont

Roger Lumont

Engineer Officer
Gérard Buhr

Gérard Buhr

Corporal

Release date

24th Sep 1964

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Deutsch, English