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The Battle of the Rails

6.8 average rating
6.8
French / 85 MIN. / 1946

The Genres

The Synopsis

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.

The Cast

Charles BoyerJean ClarieuxJean DaurandFrançois JouxTony LaurentRobert Le RayLéon PauléonMichel SalinaFernand RauzénaJacques DesagneauxPierre LatourPierre LozachPierre MindaistMarcel BarnaultLéon PauléonRedonMax Woll

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