Discover
This true story of wartime valor stars Burt Lancaster as a French railway inspector who goes up against the Nazis in order to prevent a trainload of France's most treasured paintings from being stolen.
Original Release
09/24/1964
US Release
03/07/1965
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Burt Lancaster | Paul Labiche |
| Paul Scofield | Colonel Franz Von Waldheim / von Waldheim |
| Jeanne Moreau | Christine |
| Suzanne Flon | Mlle. Villard / Mademoiselle Villard |
| Michel Simon | Papa Boule / Papa Boul |
| Wolfgang Preiss | Major Herren / Maj. Herren |
| Albert Remy | Didont |
| Charles Millot | Pesquet |
| Richard Münch | General Von Lubitz / General von Libitz |
| Jacques Marin | Jacques - Rive-Reine Station Master / Jacques |
Directors
Writers
Franklin Coen, Frank Davis, Rose Valland, Walter Bernstein, Howard Dimsdale, Albert Husson, Nedrick Young
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Burt Lancaster | Paul Labiche |
| Paul Scofield | Colonel Franz Von Waldheim / von Waldheim |
| Jeanne Moreau | Christine |
| Suzanne Flon | Mlle. Villard / Mademoiselle Villard |
| Michel Simon | Papa Boule / Papa Boul |
| Wolfgang Preiss | Major Herren / Maj. Herren |
| Albert Remy | Didont |
| Charles Millot | Pesquet |
| Richard Münch | General Von Lubitz / General von Libitz |
| Jacques Marin | Jacques - Rive-Reine Station Master / Jacques |
| Paul Bonifas | Spinet - Resistance Leader / Spinet |
| Jean Bouchaud | Captain Schmidt / Schmidt |
| Donald O'Brien | Sergeant Schwartz / Schwartz |
| Jean-Pierre Zola | Octave |
| Arthur Brauss | Pilzer |
| Jean-Claude Bercq | Major |
| Howard Vernon | Dietrich |
| Louis Falavigna | Railroad Worker |
| Richard Bailey | Grote |
| Christian Fuin | Robert - Jacques' Nephew / Robert |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Jules Bricken | Producer |
| Bernard Farrel | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1966 | Oscar | Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen | Nominated |
