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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.
Theatrical
Mar 7, 1965
Box Office
$6.8M
Budget
$5.8M
Return
1.2x
DVD / Blu-ray
Feb 23, 1999
Theaters
1
Director
Writers
Producer
Music
Studio
Les Productions Artistes Associés, Les Films Ariane, Dear Film, United Artists, Polyphony Digital, Vides Cinematografica
Quotes
See all →A Journey of Hope and Honor
Taglines
It carried their hopes, their nation's honour!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
A Mission to Save Priceless Treasures
Taglines
One man's impossible mission - to save his country's priceless treasures!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →B
Burt Lancaster
Paul Labiche
P
Paul Scofield
von Waldheim
J
Jeanne Moreau
Christine
S
Suzanne Flon
Mademoiselle Villard
M
Michel Simon
Papa Boul
W
Wolfgang Preiss
Maj. Herren
A
Albert Rémy
Didont
C
Charles Millot
Pesquet
R
Richard Münch
General von Lubitz
J
Jean-Pierre Zola
Octave
J
Jacques Marin
Jacques
P
Paul Bonifas
Spinet
J
Jean Bouchaud
Schmidt
D
Donald O'Brien
Schwartz
A
Arthur Brauss
Pilzer
J
Jean-Claude Bercq
Major
H
Howard Vernon
Dietrich
L
Louis Falavigna
Railroad Worker
R
Richard Bailey
Grote
H
Helmo Kindermann
Ordnance Officer
