The Battle of the Rails

IMDb 6.8 1946 • 85 min • DramaWar

Director

René Clément

Country

FR

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Charles Boyer
Charles Boyer Narrator (voice)
Jean Clarieux
Jean Clarieux Lampin
Jean Daurand
Jean Daurand Cheminot
François Joux
François Joux Cheminot
Tony Laurent
Tony Laurent Camargue