The Battle of the Rails

A dramatized account of the French Resistance, this wartime film depicts how railway workers sabotaged German trains to disrupt troop movements and supply lines during the Nazi occupation. Blending documentary realism with fiction, it pays tribute to the courage and sacrifice of ordinary workers who became central to the fight for liberation.

Cast

Charles Boyer

Narrator (voice)

Jean Clarieux

Lampin

Jean Daurand

Cheminot

François Joux

Cheminot

Tony Laurent

Camargue