

The Battle of the Rails
Overview
A dramatized account of the French Resistance, this wartime film depicts how railway workers sabotaged German trains to disrupt troop movements and supply lines during the Nazi occupation. Blending documentary realism with fiction, it pays tribute to the courage and sacrifice of ordinary workers who became central to the fight for liberation.
Movie Details
Languages
French
Studio
Coopérative Générale du Cinéma Français
Key Crew

René Clément
Director

Colette Audry
Writer

René Clément
Screenplay
Cast

Charles Boyer
Narrator (voice)

Jean Clarieux
Lampin

Jean Daurand
Cheminot

François Joux
Cheminot

Tony Laurent
Camargue

Robert Le Ray
Chef de gare
Léon Pauléon
Chef de gare St-André
Michel Salina
Allemand

Fernand Rauzéna
Cheminot
Jacques Desagneaux
Athos (as Desagneaux)
Pierre Latour
Pierre Lozach

Pierre Mindaist
Marcel Barnault
Léon Pauléon
Redon
Max Woll














