The Battle of the Rails

Name: The Battle of the Rails
Director: René Clément
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1946-02-27
Duration: 1 h 25 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Charles Boyer, Jean Clarieux, Jean Daurand, François Joux, Tony Laurent

1946

1h 25m

Drama War

Director: René Clément

Writers: Colette Audry, René Clément

Overview

During the Second World War, many French railway workers participated in the resistance. Daily acts of sabotage, spectacular derailments: the railway network took many actions against Nazi occupation. Stationmanager Camargue and his deputy, Athos, risk their lives in managing the network in their sector.