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The Battle of the Rails (French: La Bataille du rail) is a 1946 French war film directed by René Clément. It depicts the efforts by railway workers in the French Resistance to sabotage German military transport trains during the Second World War, particularly during the Invasion of Normandy by Allies. [1]
The Battle of Rails depicts the efforts by railway workers in the French Resistance to sabotage German military transport trains during the Second World War.
The Battle of the Rails 1945 1h 22m Drama List Reviews 71% Audience Score 100+ Ratings Railroad workers fight in the French Resistance during World War II.
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- René Clément
- Drama
- Jean Daurand
The light infantry of the Maquis fights a pitched battle with an armored rail convoy of Germans on their way to Normandy. After initial German successes the Resistance wins, but at a high price. French morale is the intended object of this record of heroic resistance against odds.
This 1946 film shown recently on a French international channel pays tribute to the men that defied the German invaders in the way they only knew how, by engaging in sabotage to the trains the German used to transport supplies and equipment from France to Germany.
A 1946 war movie which tells the courageous efforts by French railway workers to sabotage Nazi reinforcement-troop trains. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
Mar 22, 2006 · Brief Synopsis. Features French railroad workers who were part of an organized resistance during the German World War II occupation.
