Bataille du rail
Subtitle: The battle of the rail
By: Résisance-Fer et Ciné-Union présentent un film de René Clément ; une production de la Coopérative Générale du Cinéma Français ; scénario de René Clément ; dialogues de Colette Audry ; directeur de production, Pierre Corti
Contributors: Barnault, Marcel, 1901-1981, actor; Clarieux, Jean, actor; Daurand, Jean, actor; Laurent, Tony, actor; Desagneaux, Lucien, actor; Alekan, Henri, 1909-2001, director of photography; Desagneaux, Jacques, editor of moving image work; Baudrier, Yves, 1906-1988, composer (expression); Facets Video (Firm)
Series: Battlelines: WWII in Europe
Published: 2006
Language: fre
Format: [videorecording] =
Number of pages: 85
Subjects: Drama; World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924; Underground movements; War Underground movements; World War, 1939-1945; Employees; German Occupation of France (1940-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01353176; Railroads; History
Other titles: Battle of the rail; Battle of the rails
Description: During the occupation of France by Nazi Germany, French railway workers bravely battled the Nazis on many fronts, from transporting forbidden mail to committing acts of sabotage. They became an invaluable part of the French resistance.
Notes: Title from opening frames.

"Résistance-Fer et Ciné-Union présentent"--At head of title.

"This picture, which recalls actual scenes of the Resistance, was produced in cooperation with the Military Commission of the Resistance National Council"--Opening frames.

Package design and summary, Facets Multi-Media, 2006.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1946.

Special features: Facets Cine-notes collectible booklet by Edwin and Jessica Jahiel.

Cinematography, Henri Alekan ; editor, Jacques Desagneaux ; music, Yves Baudrier.

Marcel Barnault, Jean Clarieux, Jean Daurand, Tony Laurent, Lucien Desagneaux, Francois Joux, Pierre Latour.

DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital mono.

In the original French with opening summary in English with English subtitles.

French Film Critics Prize for Best Film ; Cannes International Film Festival, Special Jury Prize for Best Director.