The Battle of the rail
the Battle of the rail is a film French of Rene Clément, left in 1946.
Synopsys
The film recalls the resistance French railwaymen during the Second world war and the efforts of the latter (sabotage) to disturb the circulation of the trains during the occupation Nazi.
Data sheet
-
Title: The Battle of the rail
- Realization: Rene Clement
- Scenario: Rene Clement, Colette Audry
- Photography: Henri Alekan
- Production: Co-operative General of the French Cinema
- Country of origin: France
- Kind: Dramatic comedy
- Format: Black and white - 35 mm
- Lasted: 85 minutes
Distribution
-
Charles Boyer: The narrator
- Jean Clarieux: A railwayman
- Jean Daurand: A railwayman
- Lucien Desagneaux: Athos
- Tony Laurent: The Camargue
- Robert Leray: The station master
- railwaymen of France
Anecdote
The outgoing film whereas France was in war in Indo-China against the freedom fighters, was very quickly withdrawn from the rooms; indeed, it showed, amongst other things, how the Resistant ones sabotaged lines of Railroad. Techniques implemented then by the Vietnameses, against the French Army.
External bond
| Random links: | Tolerance (immunology) | Fourth wall | Cruising (piloting) | Heather Menzies | Channel of the Mark in Vliet | Jackie_Washington |