The Battle of the Rails

The Battle of the Rails

NR 1946 · 85 min · ★ 6.9 · Drama, War

During the Second World War, many French railway workers participated in the resistance. Daily acts of sabotage, spectacular derailments: the railway network took many actions against Nazi occupation. Stationmanager Camargue and his deputy, Athos, risk their lives in managing the network in their sector.

Directed by René Clément · Written by Colette Audry

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