The Train
Summary:
John Frankenheimer directs Burt Lancaster in the tense spy thriller The Train. Lancaster plays Labiche, a French railway inspector. Allied forces are threatening to liberate Paris, so Col. Franz von Waldheim (Paul Scofield) is ordered to move the priceless works of art from the Jeu de Paume Museum to the fatherland. The head of the museum (Suzanne Flon) atte... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Burt Lancaster - (Labiche)
Paul Scofield - (Col. von Waldheim)
Jeanne Moreau - (Christine)
Michel Simon - (Papa Boule)
Suzanne Flon - (Mlle. Villard)
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Review:
In this story based on an actual World War II incident, the mandate to save treasured paintings provides a thought-provoking backdrop for exceptional action sequences. Shooting on location in deep focus black-and-white, and surrounding Burt Lancaster and Paul Scofield with a French supporting cast (including Jeanne Moreau), director John... Continue >>
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