Henri Pierson, the chief engineer of a railway line crossing Yunnan in China, must prevent the incessant attacks of a gang of looters.
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Cast
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Charles Vanel
Henri Pierson
Known for
The Wages of Fear
To Catch a Thief
Erich von Stroheim
Tchou King
Known for
Sunset Boulevard
Grand Illusion
Christian-Jaque
Adolphe Osso
Arno-Charles Brun
Doumel
Morganti
Known for
César
Gilbert Renault-Decker
Marcel Dalio
Le mercenaire
Known for
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
The Rules of the Game
Oscar Paul Gilbert
Jacques Dumesnil
Rolland
Known for
Ulysses
Crooks in Clover
Lucas Gridoux
Général Tsai
Known for
Pépé le Moko
Panique
Valéry Inkijinoff
Wang
Known for
Storm Over Asia
The Tiger of Eschnapur
Christian-Jaque Director · Oscar Paul Gilbert Screenplay
First release January 19, 1938 · Produced in France · Original title Les Pirates du rail
Production
Télédis
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France
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Original title
Les Pirates du rail
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · January 19, 1938
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Belgium
February 18, 1938 · Brussels
Denmark
October 17, 1938
Finland
July 24, 1938
France
June 7, 2023 · Physical · DVD
Hungary
August 22, 1939
Netherlands
October 21, 1938 · Rotterdam
Portugal
May 24, 1939
Sweden
May 30, 1938
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