The Train
“It carried their hopes, their nation's honour!”
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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Cast
24 people
Burt Lancaster
Paul Labiche
Known for
The Leopard
From Here to Eternity
Paul Scofield
von Waldheim
Known for
A Man for All Seasons
Quiz Show
Jeanne Moreau
Christine
Known for
Jules and Jim
Elevator to the Gallows
Suzanne Flon
Mademoiselle Villard
Known for
One Deadly Summer
A Monkey in Winter
Michel Simon
Papa Boul
Known for
L'Atalante
Port of Shadows
Wolfgang Preiss
Maj. Herren
Known for
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
The Fifth Cord
Albert Rémy
Didont
Known for
The 400 Blows
Shoot the Piano Player
Charles Millot
Pesquet
Known for
French Connection II
Trans-Europ-Express
Richard Münch
General von Lubitz
Known for
Patton
Target
Jean-Pierre Zola
Octave
Known for
Mon Oncle
Conversation Piece
Jacques Marin
Jacques
Known for
Charade
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
Paul Bonifas
Spinet
Known for
Charade
Aventure Malgache
John Frankenheimer Director · Walter Bernstein Screenplay Franklin Coen Screenplay
Worldwide gross $6.8M · Budget $5.8M · United States release March 7, 1965
Box office
Budget
$5,800,000
Worldwide gross
$6,800,000
Gross vs. budget
1.2×
Production
Les Productions Artistes Associés
Production
Les Films Ariane
Production
Dear Film
Production
United Artists
Production
Polyphony Digital
Production
Vides Cinematografica
Production
Dear Film Produzione
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
France · Italy · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
France · September 24, 1964
Theatrical
United States · March 7, 1965
Theatrical
Brazil
November 19, 2004 · Physical · Fox Home mj.gov.br
Denmark
December 19, 1964 · Theatrical
Germany
November 6, 1964 · Theatrical
Hungary
April 7, 1966 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 12, 1965 · Theatrical
Italy
October 29, 1964 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 1, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Spain
January 23, 1965 · Theatrical
June 22, 1998 · Physical
United Kingdom
October 29, 1964 · Theatrical
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