The Train
1964 · directed by John Frankenheimer
- Rating
- 81/100
- Hit
- yes
As the Allied forces approach Paris in August 1944, German Colonel Von Waldheim is desperate to take all of France's greatest paintings to Germany. He manages to secure a train to transport the valuable art works even as the chaos of retreat descends upon them. The French resistance however wants to stop them from stealing their national treasures but have received orders from London that they are not to be destroyed. The station master, Labiche, is tasked with scheduling the train and making it all happen smoothly but he is also part of a dwindling group of resistance fighters tasked with preventing the theft. He and others stage an elaborate ruse to keep the train from ever leaving French territory.
The Train (1964), directed by John Frankenheimer, rates 81/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Burt Lancaster
- Paul Scofield
- Jeanne Moreau
- Suzanne Flon
- Michel Simon
- Wolfgang Preiss
- Albert Rémy
- Charles Millot
- Richard Münch
- Jean-Pierre Zola
Crew
- Jean Tournier — Director of Photography
- Walter Wottitz — Director of Photography
- David Bretherton — Editor
- Gabriel Rongier — Editor
- Maurice Jarre — Original Music Composer
- Albert Husson — Screenplay
- Frank Davis — Screenplay
- Franklin Coen — Screenplay
- Howard Dimsdale — Screenplay
- Nedrick Young — Screenplay
- Walter Bernstein — Screenplay
More from John Frankenheimer
- The Manchurian Candidate (1962) — 93/100 · hit
- Path to War (2003) — 82/100 · hit
- Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) — 79/100
- Seven Days in May (1964) — 79/100
- Grand Prix (1966) — 76/100
- Seconds (1966) — 75/100
How these numbers work: Methodology