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The Train (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Dolby DTS-HD Master Audio )
English ( Subtitles )
Portuguese ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
133 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.66:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1964 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Italy ( Italy, Greece )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
John Frankenheimer

Written By:
Franklin Coen
Frank Davis

Actors:
Burt Lancaster ..... Labiche
Paul Scofield ..... Von Waldheim
Jeanne Moreau ..... Christine
Suzanne Flon ..... Mlle Villard
Michel Simon ..... Papa Boule
Wolfgang Preiss ..... Herren
Albert Rémy ..... Didont
Charles Millot ..... Pesquet
Richard Münch ..... Von Lubitz
Jacques Marin ..... Jacques
Paul Bonifas ..... Spinet
Jean Bouchaud ..... Schmidt
Donald O'Brien ..... Schwartz
Jean-Pierre Zola ..... Octave
Arthur Brauss ..... Pilzer

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.

During WWII, the Nazis have stolen many priceless works of art, planning to destroy those they deem against their sensibilities. German Colonel Franz von Waldheim, however, is an art aficionado and as such, against the wants of the Germans in general, decides in August 1944, days before it looks like France will be liberated, to bring back to Germany many of those priceless works of art from the Jeu de Paume in Paris. von Waldheim will go to any length to achieve this largely personal mission, which he plans to accomplish by transporting the art packed in crates via rail. Mlle. Villard, the curator of the gallery, asks the Resistance to stop von Waldheim. Paul Labiche, a railway inspector and one of the leaders of the Resistance, initially does not want to assist Mlle. Villard, seeing the lives of the Resistance members and the larger goals of French freedom as more important. But based on incidents, Labiche changes his mind and assists in the mission, he who ends up having an up close and personal vantage point. Labiche's elaborate plan has many obstacles to overcome to achieve success, including von Waldheim's own success at any cost mentality.

In 1944, a German colonel loads a train with French art treasures to send to Germany. The Resistance must stop it without damaging the cargo.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 25 April, 2015.

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