Synopsis
As the Allied forces approach Paris in August 1944, German Colonel Von Waldheim is desperate to take all of France's greatest paintings to Germany. He manages to secure a train to transport the valuable art works even as the chaos of retreat descends upon them. The French resistance however wants to stop them from stealing their national treasures but have received orders from London that they are not to be destroyed. The station master, Labiche, is tasked with scheduling the train and making it all happen smoothly but he is also part of a dwindling group of resistance fighters tasked with preventing the theft. He and others stage an elaborate ruse to keep the train from ever leaving French territory.
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Details
- Released
- 24 September 1964
- Runtime
- 2h 13m
- Director
- John Frankenheimer
- Writers
- Franklin Coen, Walter Bernstein, Albert Husson, Frank Davis, Nedrick Young, Howard Dimsdale
- Budget
- $5,800,000
- Box office
- $6,800,000
- Countries
- France, Italy, United States of America
- Languages
- German, English
- Production
- Les Productions Artistes Associés, Les Films Ariane, Dear Film, United Artists, Polyphony Digital, Vides Cinematografica
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Cast
Burt Lancaster
Paul Scofield
Jeanne Moreau
Suzanne Flon
Michel Simon
Wolfgang Preiss
Albert Rémy
Charles Millot
Richard Münch
Jean-Pierre Zola