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'''''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 on.<ref>Williams p.303</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]]. In 1949 the film was distributed in America 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]].
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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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  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

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