La BATAILLE DU RAIL (1945)

Film details

Featuring

Jean Daurend Tony Laurent Jean Clarieux
Director

René Clément
Country

France
Year

1945
Genre

War
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

BATTLE OF THE RAILS Alternative

Synopsis

Documentary narrative on the great part played by the Railway Resistance movement in France, carrying mail into the free zone and sabotaging German communications.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - les cheminots
    
    Jean Daurend
  - Camargue
    
    Tony Laurent
  - les cheminots
    
    Jean Clarieux
  - Athos
    
    Lucien Desagneaux
  - le chef de gare
    
    Robert Leray
  - le cheminot prisonnier
    
    Léon Pauléon
  - cast member
    
    Salina
  - cast member
    
    Lozach
  - le mécanicien
    
    Redon
  - le classeur de trains
    
    Jean Rauzena
  - cast member
    
    Cheminots de la S.n.c.f.
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    René Clément
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    Coopérative Générale du Cinéma Français
  Writing:
  - Script
    
    René Clément
  - Dialogue
    
    Colette Audry
  Photography:
  - Photography
    
    Henri Alekan
  Music:
  - Music
    
    Yves Baudrier

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