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The Battle of the Rails

1946 · 85 min

A sober, documentary-like chronicle of quiet sabotage and risk, tense and earnest, with the texture of real railway work.

Overview
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.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • rebellion
  • survival
  • loyalty
  • justice
Places
  • countryside
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, war
Directed by
René Clément
Written by
Colette Audry, René Clément
Starring
Charles Boyer, Jean Clarieux, Jean Daurand, François Joux, Tony Laurent, Robert Le Ray, Léon Pauléon, Michel Salina
Music
Yves Baudrier
Cinematography
Henri Alekan
Runtime
85 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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