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The Battle of the Rails (1946)
Directed by René Clément
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.
Rated NR | Length 85 minutes
Actors
Charles Boyer | Jean Clarieux | Jean Daurand | François Joux | Tony Laurent | Robert Leray | Michel Salina | Fernand Rauzéna | Jacques Desagneaux | Pierre Latour | Pierre Lozach | Pierre Mindaist | Marcel Barnault | Léon Pauléon | Redon | Max Woll