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The Battle of the Rails (1946)

6.8 | Feb 27, 1946 (FR) | Drama, War | 01:25

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.

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Director, Screenplay
Writer, Dialogue
Original Music Composer
Director of Photography
Sound Designer

Cast

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