The Battle of the Rails (1946)
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.
Director:
René Clément
Writer:
René Clément
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Charles Boyer as Narrator (voice) |
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Jean Clarieux as Lampin |
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Jean Daurand as Cheminot |
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François Joux as Cheminot |
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Tony Laurent as Camargue |
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Robert Le Ray as Chef de gare |
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Léon Pauléon as Chef de gare St-André |
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Michel Salina as Allemand |
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Fernand Rauzéna as Cheminot |
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Jacques Desagneaux as Athos (as Desagneaux) |
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Pierre Latour as |
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Pierre Lozach as |
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Pierre Mindaist as |
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Marcel Barnault as |
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Léon Pauléon as |
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Redon as |
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Max Woll as |
| Directing | René Clément | Director |
| Writing | Colette Audry | Writer |
| Sound | Constantin Evangelou | Sound Designer |
| Camera | Henri Alekan | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Colette Audry | Dialogue |
| Writing | René Clément | Screenplay |
| Editing | Jacques Desagneaux | Editor |
| Production | Pierre Lévy-Corti | Producer |
| Sound | Yves Baudrier | Original Music Composer |
