Overview
Plot
In August 1944, as the Allies near Paris, German Colonel Von Waldheim tries to ship France's greatest paintings to Germany by train. The French resistance, ordered from London not to destroy the art, must stop the theft.
- Directors
- John Frankenheimer
- Cast
- Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield, Jeanne Moreau, Suzanne Flon, Michel Simon, Wolfgang Preiss, Albert Rémy, Charles Millot, Richard Münch, Jean-Pierre Zola, Jacques Marin, Paul Bonifas, Jean Bouchaud, Donald O'Brien, Arthur Brauss, Jean-Claude Bercq, Howard Vernon, Louis Falavigna, Richard Bailey, Christian Fuin
- Country
- France, Italy, United States of America
- Genre
- War, Thriller
- Release date
- 1964-09-24
- Studios
- Les Productions Artistes Associés, Les Films Ariane, Dear Film, United Artists, Polyphony Digital, Vides Cinematografica
Plot
Warning: spoilers
The Train Plot and Cast
With Allied forces approaching Paris in August 1944, Colonel Von Waldheim secures a train to carry France's finest paintings to Germany amid the retreat. The resistance wants to prevent the theft but London forbids destroying the artworks. Station master Labiche, part of a dwindling resistance group, schedules the train while helping stage an elaborate ruse to keep it from leaving French territory.
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