The Battle of the Rails

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Release date: February 27, 1946
Duration: 85 minutes
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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.

Starring

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Charles Boyer
Narrator (voice)
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Jean Clarieux
Lampin
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Jean Daurand
Cheminot
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François Joux
Cheminot
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Tony Laurent
Camargue