The Train

original title:
The Train
other titles:
(Der Zug), Le Train, Il Treno
country / year of production:
USA , France , Italy / 1964 (x)
original length:
133 min. , black/white
premiere:
F: 22 September 1964
genre:
adventure
based on:
Rose Valland. Le front de l'art. Défense des collections françaises 1939 - 1945. Paris: Plon, 1961.
director:
John Frankenheimer
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keywords:
occupation , Resistance , train , sabotage
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
literature:
Anja Heuß. Kunst- und Kulturgutraub. Eine vergleichende Studie zur Besatzungspolitik der Nationalsozialisten in Frankreich und der Sowjetunion. Heidelberg: Winter, 2000.
remarks:
Was nominated for an "Oscar" in 1966.

Burt Lancaster performed all of his own stunts in this movie.

Director Arthur Penn was fired and replaced by John Frankenheimer.
availability:
VHS, DVD