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The Battle of the Rails

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La Bataille du rail
Directed byRené Clément
Written byRené Clément
StarringMarcel Barnault
Jean Clarieux
Release date
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