The Battle of the Rails (1946)
- Original title
- La Bataille du rail
- Directed by
- René Clément
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 48 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
French railway workers secretly sabotage German military trains during World War II. The film shows their dangerous efforts to disrupt the enemy while facing constant risk of capture and death.
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What happens
The Battle of the Rails (French: La Bataille du rail) is a 1946 French docudrama war film co-written directed by René Clément in his feature directorial debut, and narrated by Charles Boyer. 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 Allies. Many of the cast were genuine railway workers. While critics have often historically treated it as similar to Italian neorealism, it is closer to the traditional documentaries on which the director had worked. The film was shown at the inaugural Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Jury Prize and Clément won the Best Director Award. The film also won the inaugural Prix Méliès. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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