

The Battle of the Rails
1 hour 25 minutes1946-02-27
6.8
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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
Narrator (voice)

Jean Clarieux
Lampin

Jean Daurand
Cheminot

François Joux
Cheminot

Tony Laurent
Camargue

Robert Le Ray
Chef de gare

Léon Pauléon
Chef de gare St-André

Michel Salina
Allemand

Fernand Rauzéna
Cheminot

Jacques Desagneaux
Athos (as Desagneaux)

Pierre Latour

Pierre Lozach

Pierre Mindaist

Marcel Barnault

Léon Pauléon

Redon
