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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 tells the courageous efforts by [[France|French]] railway workers to sabotage [[Nazism|Nazi]] reinforcement-troop trains. |
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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]]. The film was distributed in the U.S. by [[Arthur Mayer]] and [[Joseph Burstyn]]. |
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| La Bataille du rail | |
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| Directed by | René Clément |
| Written by | René Clément |
| Starring | Marcel Barnault Jean Clarieux |
| Cinematography | Henri Alekan |
| Distributed by | Burstyn-Mayer Inc. (US) |
Release dates | 27 February 1946 (France) 26 December 1949 (NYC) |
Running time | 85 minutes |
| Language | French |
The Battle of the Rails (Template:Lang-fr) is a 1946 war movie directed by René Clément which tells the courageous efforts by French railway workers to sabotage Nazi reinforcement-troop trains.
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. The film was distributed in the U.S. by Arthur Mayer and Joseph Burstyn.
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