The Battle of the Rails
movie

Released February 27, 1946
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.
Cast

Charles Boyer
as
Narrator (voice)

Jean Clarieux
as
Lampin

Jean Daurand
as
Cheminot

François Joux
as
Cheminot

Tony Laurent
as
Camargue

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

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


