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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 [[Allied forces]].<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=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|Allied forces]].<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=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> |
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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]]. 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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Directed by | René Clément |
Written by | René Clément Colette Audry |
Produced by | Pierre Lévy-Corti |
Starring | Marcel Barnault Jacques Desagneaux |
Cinematography | Henri Alekan |
Edited by | Jacques Desagneaux |
Music by | Yves Baudrier |
Production company | Coopérative Générale du Cinéma Français |
Distributed by | Union Française de Production Cinématographique |
Release date | 27 February 1946 |
Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
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 Allied forces.[1]
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.
Cast
- Charles Boyer as Narrator
- Jean Clarieux as Lampin
- Jean Daurand as Cheminot
- Jacques Desagneaux as Athos
- François Joux as Cheminot
- 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
External links
References
- ^ 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.