The Train (1965)

03/07/1965 2h 13m

It carried their hopes, their nation's honour!

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Overview

As the Allied forces approach Paris in August 1944, German Colonel Von Waldheim is desperate to take all of France's greatest paintings to Germany. He manages to secure a train to transport the valuable art works even as the chaos of retreat descends upon them. The French resistance however wants to stop them from stealing their national treasures but have received orders from London that they are not to be destroyed. The station master, Labiche, is tasked with scheduling the train and making it all happen smoothly but he is also part of a dwindling group of resistance fighters tasked with preventing the theft. He and others stage an elaborate ruse to keep the train from ever leaving French territory.

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Cast Ages at Release

Burt Lancaster

as Paul Labiche

Born 11/02/1913

Died 10/20/1994, age

Paul Scofield

as von Waldheim

Born 01/21/1922

Died 03/19/2008, age

Jeanne Moreau

as Christine

Born 01/23/1928

Died 07/31/2017, age

Suzanne Flon

as Mademoiselle Villard

Born 01/28/1918

Died 06/15/2005, age

Michel Simon

as Papa Boul

Born 04/09/1895

Died 05/30/1975, age

Jacques Marin

as Jacques

Born 09/09/1919

Died 01/10/2001, age

Howard Vernon

as Dietrich

Born 07/15/1914

Died 07/25/1996, age