John Frankenheimer's The train / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; screen story and screenplay by Franklin Coen and Frank Davis ; produced by Jules Bricken ; directed by John Frankenheimer.
Edition:
Widescreen version.
Publisher:
Kino Lorber,
Copyright Date:
2015?
Description:
1 videodisc (133 min.) : sound, black and white; 4 3/4 in.
Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield, Michel Simon, Suzanne Flon, Wolfgang Preiss, Richard Munch, Jeanne Moreau. Based on the book Le front de l'art by Rose Valland. Originally released as a motion picture in 1964. Special features: audio commentary by director John Frankenheimer ; original theatrical trailer.
Summary:
In August 1944, the Allied army is closing in on Paris. German commander and art fanatic Colonel Von Waldheim steals a vast collection of rare French paintings and loads them onto a train bound for Berlin. When a beloved French patriot is murdered while trying to sabotage Von Waldheim's scheme, Labiche, a stalwart member of the Resistance, vows to stop the train at any cost.
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