The Battle of the Rails
6.9(48) 1946-02-27 85 minDramaWar
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.
DirectorRené Clément
WriterColette Audry
ProducerPierre Lévy-Corti
Original Music ComposerYves Baudrier
ScreenplayRené Clément
Cast & characters
Charles Boyer
as Narrator (voice)
Jean Clarieux
as Lampin
Jean Daurand
as Cheminot
François Joux
as Cheminot
Tony Laurent
as Camargue
Robert Le Ray
as Chef de gare
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Léon Pauléon
as Chef de gare St-André
Michel Salina
as Allemand
Fernand Rauzéna
as Cheminot
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Jacques Desagneaux
as Athos (as Desagneaux)
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Pierre Latour
as —
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Pierre Lozach
as —
Pierre Mindaist
as —
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Marcel Barnault
as —
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Léon Pauléon
as —
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Redon
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Max Woll
as —
