39142
39142

The Battle of the Rails

1946-02-27
6.8
fr 85m
DramaWar
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

Sound Designer

Constantin Evangelou

Writer

Colette Audry

Editor

Jacques Desagneaux

Dialogue

Colette Audry

Director of Photography

Henri Alekan

world war ii french resistance train railroad

Status

Released

Countries

  • France

Companies

  • Coopérative Générale du Cinéma Français