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LA BATAILLE DU RAIL
(BATTLE OF THE RAILS)
During WWII, railway workers were active in the shadow to fight the Nazi Occupation at the risk of their lives: intelligence, clandestine transport, sabotage. In June 1944, after the D Day, the struggle carried out by the Résistance-Fer network is intensifying. Athos, the head of a marshalling yard, and his deputy Camargue, are going to do all they can with the help of numerous railwaymen to slow down the advance of German reinforcements towards Normandy. A great classic of post-war cinema that recalls authentic scenes from the Résistance, the Battle of the Rail is a tribute to all the anonymous who took part in the liberation of the country.
Directed by : René CLÉMENT
Year of production: 1946
Durée : 85 minutes
Year of production: 1946
Durée : 85 minutes
Credits
- René CLÉMENT Director
- René CLÉMENT Screenplay
- Colette AUDRY Screenplay
Contacts
Production
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INA – INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L’AUDIOVISUEL
4, avenue de l'Europe 94366 Bry-sur-Marne cedex
94360
BRY SUR MARNE France
T: 0149832000[email protected]institut.ina.fr
Secondary Production
- COOPÉRATIVE GÉNÉRALE DU CINÉMA FRANÇAIS
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