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{{Infobox film
| name = La Bataille du rail
| name = The Battle of the Rails
| image = File:The Battle of the Rails.jpg
| caption =La Bataille du rail DVD cover
| caption =
| director = [[René Clément]]
| director = [[René Clément]]
| producer =
| producer =[[Pierre Lévy-Corti]]
| writer = René Clément
| writer = René Clément <br> [[Colette Audry]]
| starring = [[Marcel Barnault]]<br>[[Jean Clarieux]]
| starring = [[Marcel Barnault]]<br>[[Jacques Desagneaux]] <br> [[Jean Clarieux]]
| music =
| music =[[Yves Baudrier]]
| cinematography = [[Henri Alekan]]
| cinematography = [[Henri Alekan]]
| editing =
| editing =[[Jacques Desagneaux]]
| studio = Coopérative Générale du Cinéma Français
| distributor = [[Joseph Burstyn|Burstyn-Mayer Inc.]] (US)
| distributor = Union Française de Production Cinématographique
| released = 27 February 1946 (France)<br>26 December 1949 (NYC)
| released = {{Film date|1946|02|27|df=yes}}
| runtime = 85 minutes
| runtime = 85 minutes
| country = France
| language = French
| language = French
| budget =
| budget =
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'''''The Battle of the Rails''''' ({{lang-fr|La Bataille du rail}}) is a 1946 [[war movie]] directed by [[René Clément]] which depicts the efforts by [[Résistance-Fer|railway workers in the French Resistance]] to sabotage German military transport trains during [[WWII]], particularly during the [[Invasion of Normandy]] by Allied forces.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/04/04/macrons-been-working-on-the-railroad/ |publisher=''[[Foreign Policy]]'' |title=Macron’s Been Working on the Railroad |first=Robert |last=Zaretsky |date=April 4, 2018 |quote=René Clément’s classic 1946 film The Battle of the Rails suggests wartime life expectancy of cheminots was even lower — at least among those who sought to sabotage the Nazi war machine in France.}}</ref>
'''''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 [[Résistance-Fer|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 of World War II|Allies]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/04/04/macrons-been-working-on-the-railroad/ |magazine=[[Foreign Policy]] |title=Macron's Been Working on the Railroad |first=Robert |last=Zaretsky |date=4 April 2018 |quote=René Clément’s classic 1946 film The Battle of the Rails suggests wartime life expectancy of cheminots was even lower – at least among those who sought to sabotage the Nazi war machine in France.}}</ref> Many of the cast were genuine railway workers.<ref>Williams p.303</ref> While critics have often historically treated it as similar to [[Italian neorealism]], it is closer to the traditional [[documentaries]] on which the director had worked.<ref>Williams p.303</ref>


The film was shown at the [[1946 Cannes Film Festival]] where it won the ''Prix international du jury'' and Clément won the [[Best Director Award (Cannes Film Festival)|Best Director Award]]. The film also won the inaugural [[French Syndicate of Cinema Critics|Prix Méliès]]. The film was distributed in the U.S. by [[Arthur Mayer]] and [[Joseph Burstyn]].
The film was shown at the [[1946 Cannes Film Festival]] where it won the ''Prix international du jury'' and Clément won the [[Best Director Award (Cannes Film Festival)|Best Director Award]]. The film also won the inaugural [[French Syndicate of Cinema Critics|Prix Méliès]]. In 1949 the film was distributed in America by [[Arthur Mayer]] and [[Joseph Burstyn]].

==Cast==
* [[Charles Boyer]] as Narrator
* [[Jean Clarieux]] as Lampin
* [[Jean Daurand]] as Cheminot
* [[Jacques Desagneaux]] as Athos
* [[François Joux]] as Cheminot
* [[Pierre Latour (actor)|Pierre Latour]] as Cheminot
* [[Tony Laurent]] as Camargue
* [[Robert Le Ray]] as Chef de gare
* [[Pierre Lozach]] as Cheminot
* [[Pierre Mindaist]] as Cheminot
* [[Léon Pauléon]] as Chef de gare St-André
* [[Fernand Rauzéna]] as Cheminot
* Redon as Mecanicien
* [[Michel Salina]] as Allemand


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Battle for the railways]]
*[[French Resistance]]

*[[Operation Overlord|Battle of Normandy]]
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Bibliography==
* Williams, Alan. ''Republic of Images: A History of French Filmmaking''. [[Harvard University Press]], 1992.


== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://sensesofcinema.com/2003/cteq/la_bataille_du_rail/ Border Crossings: Placing René Clément’s La Bataille du rail]
* [http://sensesofcinema.com/2003/cteq/la_bataille_du_rail/ Border Crossings: Placing René Clément’s La Bataille du rail]
* {{IMDb title|0038334|La Bataille du rail}}
* {{IMDb title|0038334|La Bataille du rail}}

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==References==
{{reflist}}


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Latest revision as of 16:55, 20 September 2024

The Battle of the Rails
Directed byRené Clément
Written byRené Clément
Colette Audry
Produced byPierre Lévy-Corti
StarringMarcel Barnault
Jacques Desagneaux
Jean Clarieux
CinematographyHenri Alekan
Edited byJacques Desagneaux
Music byYves Baudrier
Production
company
Coopérative Générale du Cinéma Français
Distributed byUnion Française de Production Cinématographique
Release date
  • 27 February 1946 (1946-02-27)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

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] Many of the cast were genuine railway workers.[2] While critics have often historically treated it as similar to Italian neorealism, it is closer to the traditional documentaries on which the director had worked.[3]

The film was shown at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Prix international du jury and Clément won the Best Director Award. The film also won the inaugural Prix Méliès. In 1949 the film was distributed in America by Arthur Mayer and Joseph Burstyn.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Zaretsky, Robert (4 April 2018). "Macron's Been Working on the Railroad". Foreign Policy. René Clément's classic 1946 film The Battle of the Rails suggests wartime life expectancy of cheminots was even lower – at least among those who sought to sabotage the Nazi war machine in France.
  2. ^ Williams p.303
  3. ^ Williams p.303

Bibliography

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