The Battle of the Rails
La Bataille du rail
1946 · 1h 25m · Drama, War · France · Rated 12 (DE)
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.
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René Clément6.4Smart score
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french resistancerailroadtrainworld war ii
Rating12 (DE)
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