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The Battle of the Rails (1946)

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.

Release: 1946-02-27
Runtime: 85 min
Rating: 6.807 / 10
Cast
Charles Boyer
Charles Boyer
Narrator (voice)
Jean Clarieux
Jean Clarieux
Lampin
Jean Daurand
Jean Daurand
Cheminot
François Joux
François Joux
Cheminot
Tony Laurent
Tony Laurent
Camargue
Robert Le Ray
Robert Le Ray
Chef de gare
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Léon Pauléon
Chef de gare St-André
Michel Salina
Michel Salina
Allemand
Fernand Rauzéna
Fernand Rauzéna
Cheminot
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Jacques Desagneaux
Athos (as Desagneaux)
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Pierre Latour
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Pierre Lozach
Pierre Mindaist
Pierre Mindaist
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Marcel Barnault
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Léon Pauléon
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Redon
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Max Woll