The Battle of the Rails (1946)
Bataille du rail
85 min
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.
- Release date
- February 27, 1946
- Country of origin
- France
- Music
- Yves Baudrier
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Cast
- Charles Boyer as Narrator (voice)
- Jean Clarieux as Lampin
- Jean Daurand as Cheminot
- François Joux as Cheminot
- Tony Laurent as Camargue
- Robert Le Ray as Chef de gare
- Michel Salina as Allemand
- Fernand Rauzéna as Cheminot
- Jacques Desagneaux as Athos (as Desagneaux)
- Pierre Latour as Cheminot
- Pierre Mindaist as Cheminot
- Marcel Barnault as Cheminot
- Lucien Desagneaux as Athos
- Pierre Lozach as Cheminot
Crew
- René Clément · Director
- René Clément · Writer
- Colette Audry · Writer
- Yves Baudrier · Composer
- Henri Alekan · Cinematographer
- Jacques Desagneaux · Editor