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La Bataille du rail
Directed byRené Clément
Written byRené Clément
StarringMarcel Barnault
Jean Clarieux
CinematographyHenri Alekan
Distributed byBurstyn-Mayer Inc. (US)
Release dates
27 February 1946 (France)
26 December 1949 (NYC)
Running time
85 minutes
LanguageFrench

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 German troop transport 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.

See also