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The Battle of the Rails (1946)

The Battle of the Rails (1946)

Drama War
Release Date: 1946, February 27
Directors: René Clément
Countries: France
Production: Coopérative Générale du Cinéma Français
Cast: Charles Boyer, Fernand Rauzéna, Robert Le Ray, Jean Daurand, Jean Clarieux, Léon Pauléon, François Joux, Michel Salina, Tony Laurent

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.

Keywords:

world war ii train railroad french resistance