
Film
The Battle of the Rails
1946 · 1h 25m · Drama · War
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Overview
During the Second World War, many French railway workers participated in the resistance. Daily acts of sabotage, spectacular derailments: the railway network took many actions against Nazi occupation. Stationmanager Camargue and his deputy, Athos, risk their lives in managing the network in their sector.
Cast

Charles Boyer
Narrator (voice)

Jean Clarieux
Lampin

Jean Daurand
Cheminot

François Joux
Cheminot

Tony Laurent
Camargue

Robert Le Ray
Chef de gare
Léon Pauléon
Chef de gare St-André

Michel Salina
Allemand

Fernand Rauzéna
Cheminot
Jacques Desagneaux
Athos (as Desagneaux)
Pierre Latour
Pierre Lozach

Pierre Mindaist
Marcel Barnault
Léon Pauléon
Redon
Crew
- René ClémentDirector · Screenplay
- Colette AudryWriter
- Pierre Lévy-CortiProducer
- Henri AlekanDirector of Photography
- Yves BaudrierOriginal Music Composer
- Jacques DesagneauxEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- February 27, 1946
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rated
- NR
- Genres
- Drama, War
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