The Battle of the Rails (1946)
1h 25m | PG-13
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.
Director: René Clément
Studio: Coopérative Générale du Cinéma Français
Genre: Drama, War
Video: 720p
Cast
Charles Boyer
as Narrator (voice)
Jean Clarieux
as Lampin
Jean Daurand
as Cheminot
François Joux
as Cheminot
Tony Laurent
as Camargue
Robert Le Ray
as Chef de gare