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Battle of the Rails

Original title: Bataille du rail / The Battle of the Rails
1946 · 1 h 25 min
Directed by René Clément
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Cast

Railway workers of the French Resistance

Credits

Written by: René Clément

Plot

Resistance railway workers carry out acts of sabotage against German troop trains in occupied France. Shot with real railwaymen.

Sinekatalog’s take

René Clément's docudrama recreates the sabotage campaign of French railway workers against German troop trains, using real railwaymen. Fast, documentary-like and tense, it is a classic of Resistance cinema.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (1,537 votes)
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