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'''''La Bataille du rail''''' (''The Battle of the Rails'') is a [[1946]] [[war movie]] which tells the courageous efforts by [[France|French]] railway workers to sabotage [[Nazism|Nazi]] reinforcement-troop trains.
'''''La Bataille du rail''''' (''The Battle of the Rails'') is a [[1946]] [[war movie]] which tells the courageous efforts by [[France|French]] railway workers to sabotage [[Nazism|Nazi]] reinforcement-troop trains.


It was directed by [[René Clément]], and in 1946 won the Prix international du jury at the [[Cannes Film Festival]] and the inaugural [[French Syndicate of Cinema Critics|Prix Méliès]]. Cinematographer was [[Henri Alekan]]
It was directed by [[René Clément]], and in 1946 won the Prix international du jury at the [[1946 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes Film Festival]] and the inaugural [[French Syndicate of Cinema Critics|Prix Méliès]]. Cinematographer was [[Henri Alekan]]


==See also==
==See also==
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[[Category:Rail transport in fiction]]
[[Category:Rail transport in fiction]]
[[Category:History of rail transport in France]]
[[Category:History of rail transport in France]]
[[Category:Films directed by René Clément]]


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La Bataille du rail
Directed byRené Clément
Written byRené Clément
StarringMarcel Barnault
Jean Clarieux
Release dates
February 27, 1946 (France release)
Running time
85 min
LanguageFrench

La Bataille du rail (The Battle of the Rails) is a 1946 war movie which tells the courageous efforts by French railway workers to sabotage Nazi reinforcement-troop trains.

It was directed by René Clément, and in 1946 won the Prix international du jury at the Cannes Film Festival and the inaugural Prix Méliès. Cinematographer was Henri Alekan

See also