The Battle of the Rails

René Clément
1946-02-27


6.807
85 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Charles Boyer Narrator (voice) Unowned
Jean Clarieux Lampin Unowned
Jean Daurand Cheminot Unowned
François Joux Cheminot Unowned
Tony Laurent Camargue Unowned
Robert Le Ray Chef de gare Unowned
Léon Pauléon Chef de gare St-André Unowned
Michel Salina Allemand Unowned
Fernand Rauzéna Cheminot Unowned
Jacques Desagneaux Athos (as Desagneaux) Unowned
Pierre Latour Unowned
Pierre Lozach Unowned
Pierre Mindaist Unowned
Marcel Barnault Unowned
Léon Pauléon Unowned
Redon Unowned
Max Woll Unowned