The Battle of the Rails (1946)

The Battle of the Rails (1946)

1946-02-27 France 85 Min. PG-13
6.8 43 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

Charles Boyer is Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Jean Daurand is Cheminot
Cheminot
François Joux is Cheminot
Tony Laurent is Camargue
Camargue
Robert Le Ray is Chef de gare
Chef de gare
Léon Pauléon is Chef de gare St-André
Chef de gare St-André
Michel Salina is Allemand
Jacques Desagneaux is Athos (as Desagneaux)
Athos (as Desagneaux)