The Train (1964)
It carried their hopes, their nation's honour!
133 min
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.
- Release date
- September 24, 1964
- Country of origin
- United States, Italy, France
- Budget
- $5,800,000
- Box office
- $6,800,000
Trailer
Cast
- Burt Lancaster as Paul Labiche
- Paul Scofield as Colonel Franz Von Waldheim
- Jeanne Moreau as Christine
- Suzanne Flon as Mademoiselle Villard
- Michel Simon as Papa Boule
- Wolfgang Preiss as Major Herren
- Albert Rémy as Didont
- Charles Millot as Pesquet
- Richard Münch as General Von Lubitz
- Jacques Marin as Jacques - Rive-Reine Station Master
Crew
- John Frankenheimer · Director
- Franklin Coen · Writer
- Frank Davis · Writer
- Rose Valland · Writer
- Jules Bricken · Producer
- Maurice Jarre · Composer
- Jean Tournier · Cinematographer
- Walter Wottitz · Cinematographer
- David Bretherton · Editor
- Willy Holt · Production designer