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The Battle of the Rails

Genre:DramaWar

Released:1946-02-27

Runtime:85

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.


Cast:

Charles Boyer

Character: Narrator (voice)

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Jean Clarieux

Character: Lampin

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Jean Daurand

Character: Cheminot

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François Joux

Character: Cheminot

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Tony Laurent

Character: Camargue

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Robert Le Ray

Character: Chef de gare

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Léon Pauléon

Character: Chef de gare St-André

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Michel Salina

Character: Allemand

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Fernand Rauzéna

Character: Cheminot

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Jacques Desagneaux

Character: Athos (as Desagneaux)

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Pierre Latour

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Pierre Lozach

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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

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