The Train (1964)
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- Not Rated
- 2h 13min
- Action, Thriller
- 07 Mar 1965 (USA)
- Movie
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Burt Lancaster | ... |
Paul Labiche
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Paul Scofield | ... |
Colonel Franz Von Waldheim
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Jeanne Moreau | ... |
Christine
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Suzanne Flon | ... |
Mademoiselle Villard
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Michel Simon | ... |
Papa Boule
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Wolfgang Preiss | ... |
Major Herren
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Albert Rémy | ... |
Didont
(as Albert Remy)
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Charles Millot | ... |
Pesquet
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Richard Münch | ... |
General Von Lubitz
(as Richard Munch)
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Jacques Marin | ... |
Jacques - Rive-Reine Station Master
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Paul Bonifas | ... |
Spinet - Resistance Leader
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Jean Bouchaud | ... |
Captain Schmidt
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Donald O'Brien | ... |
Sergeant Schwartz
(as Donal O'Brien)
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Jean-Pierre Zola | ... |
Octave
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Arthur Brauss | ... |
Pilzer
(as Art Brauss)
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Jean-Claude Bercq | ... |
Major
(as Jean-Claude Berco)
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Howard Vernon | ... |
Corporal Dietrich
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Louis Falavigna | ... |
Railroad Worker
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Richard Bailey | ... |
Grote
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Christian Fuin | ... |
Robert - Jacques' Nephew
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Helmo Kindermann | ... |
Ordnance Officer
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Roger Lumont | ... |
Engineer Officer
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Gérard Buhr | ... |
Corporal
(as Gerard Buhr)
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Christian Rémy | ... |
Tauber - Schmidt's Aide
(as Christian Remy)
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Victor Beaumont | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Jacques Blot | ... |
Hubert (uncredited)
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Michel Charrel | ... |
Pointsman with Labiche (uncredited)
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Nick Dimitri | ... |
German Soldier (uncredited)
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Bernard Fresson | ... |
German Train Engineer (uncredited)
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Max Fromm | ... |
Gestapo Officer (uncredited)
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Bernard Lajarrige | ... |
Bernard - Doctor (uncredited)
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Jean-Jacques Leconte | ... |
Lieutenant of Retreating Convoy (uncredited)
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Daniel Lecourtois | ... |
Priest (uncredited)
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Wolfgang Sauer | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Frankenheimer | ||
Arthur Penn | ... | (uncredited) (fired afer a few days work due to creative differences) |
Written by
Franklin Coen | ... | (screen story) and |
Frank Davis | ... | (screen story) |
Franklin Coen | ... | (screenplay) and |
Frank Davis | ... | (screenplay) |
Rose Valland | ... | (based upon "Le Front De L'Art" by) |
Walter Bernstein | ... | () (uncredited) |
Howard Dimsdale | ... | () (uncredited) |
Albert Husson | ... | () (uncredited) |
Nedrick Young | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
Robert Benjamin | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Jules Bricken | ... | producer |
Franco Cristaldi | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Georges Dancigers | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Bernard Farrel | ... | associate producer |
Robert Haggiag | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Arthur Krim | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Alexandre Mnouchkine | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
Maurice Jarre |
Cinematography by
Jean Tournier | ... | (photographed by) |
Walter Wottitz | ... | (photographed by) |
Editing by
David Bretherton | ||
Gabriel Rongier | ... | (uncredited) |
Production Design by
Willy Holt |
Makeup Department
Georges Bouban | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Serge Lebeau | ... | unit manager |
Robert Velin | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bernard Farrel | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Marc Frédérix | ... | assistant production designer (as Marc Frederix) |
Roger Volper | ... | assistant production designer |
Sound Department
Jacques Carrère | ... | re-recording |
Joseph de Bretagne | ... | sound (as Joseph De Bretagne) |
Jacques Maumont | ... | re-recording |
Special Effects by
Lee Zavitz | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
Jean Fouchet | ... | optical effects (as Jean Fouchet F.L) |
Stunts
Burt Lancaster | ... | stunt performer (uncredited) |
Roland Urban | ... | stunt performer (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
André Domage | ... | camera operator (as Andre Dommage) |
Vincent Rossell | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jean Zay | ... | wardrobe |
Music Department
Maurice Jarre | ... | conductor |
Additional Crew
Jules Bricken | ... | presents |
Arthur Penn | ... | original director: left after a few days (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Les Films Ariane
- Les Productions Artistes Associés
- Dear Film Produzione
- Polyphony Digital (presents)
- United Artists
- Vides Cinematografica
Distributors
- Les Artistes Associés (United Artists) (1964) (France) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1964) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Dear Film (1964) (Italy) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1964) (Finland) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1964) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1964) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1964) (Italy) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1964) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Nova Film (1965) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1965) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1965) (Argentina) (theatrical) (as Artistas Unidos)
- United Artists (1965) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1965) (Spain) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1965) (United States) (theatrical) (as A United Artists Release)
- United Artists de Mexico (1965) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1965) (Norway) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1965) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1966) (Hungary) (theatrical)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1968) (United States) (tv)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1978) (Finland) (tv)
- France 3 (1990) (France) (tv)
- ARTE (1994) (France) (tv)
- MGM Television (1996) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- France 3 (1997) (France) (tv)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1999) (United States) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1999) (United States) (VHS)
- M6 (2002) (France) (tv)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
- M6 (2004) (France) (tv)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (France) (DVD)
- Télé Monté Carlo (TMC) (2004) (France) (tv)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2005) (Canada) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- France 3 (2008) (France) (tv)
- Chapel Distribution (2010) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Future Film (2010) (Finland) (DVD)
- Flash Pictures (2012) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Paris Première (2014) (France) (tv)
- Twilight Time (2014) (United States) (VHS)
- Kino Lorber (2015) (United States) (DVD)
- Paris Première (2015) (France) (tv)
- Filmconfect Home Entertainment (2016) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Coin de Mire Cinéma (2019) (France) (Blu-ray)
- 9Gem (2020) (Australia) (tv)
- ARTE (2021) (France) (tv)
- HanseSound (2021) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Paris Première (2022) (France) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Societé Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français (SNCF) (thanks)
- French Ministry of Defense (thanks)
- Descriptive Video Works (descriptive video)
- French Military Forces (we wish also to express our thanks to, whose wholehearted cooperation made the production possible)
- French National Railways (we wish also to express our thanks to, whose wholehearted cooperation made the production possible)
- Westrex Recording System (sound system)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
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. Written by garykmcd |
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Taglines | They bombed it. They strafed it. Sabotaged it. Cursed the train! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $6,700,000 (estimated) |
Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $6,000,000 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Burt Lancaster performs all of his own stunts in this movie. Albert Rémy also gets into the act by performing the stunt of uncoupling the engine from the paintings train on a real moving train. See more » |
Goofs | When the German officer in the train thinks they've arrived in Germany, he takes a look at his map and we see Strasbourg (Alsace, France), the France-Germany border and Baaden-Baaden (Germany). During German occupation of France, Alsace and Strasbourg were annexed to the German Reich, i.e. this German military map should have shown a different border (100 km West) and Strasbourg should have been in Germany. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Burt Lancaster (1968). See more » |
Crazy Credits | Opening credits prologue: PARIS August 2-1944 1511th day of German occupation See more » |
Quotes |
Colonel von Waldheim:
Labiche! Here's your prize, Labiche. Some of the greatest paintings in the world. Does it please you, Labiche? Give you a sense of excitement in just being near them? A painting means as much to you as a string of pearls to an ape. You won by sheer luck: you stopped me without knowing what you were doing, or why. You are nothing, Labiche -- a lump of flesh. The paintings are mine; they always will be; beauty belongs to the man who can appreciate it! They will always belong to me or to a man like me. Now, this minute, you couldn't tell me why you did what you did. See more » |