John Frankenheimers The Train (1964), starring Burt Lancaster and Paul Scofield, is a gripping WWII thriller about a French Resistance effort to stop Nazi occupiers from transporting looted art to Germany. Blending tense action with historical drama, it delivers spectacular train stunts, moral questions about culture vs. human life, and remains one of the most acclaimed war thrillers of the 1960s.

Arrow Films

ONE MANS IMPOSSIBLE MISSION TO SAVE HIS COUNTRYS PRICELESS TREASURES

Directed by John Frankenheimer at the peak of his powers, The Train was made during a tremendous run of top-class pictures that also included Birdman of Alcatraz, Seven Days in May and The Manchurian Candidate, with Seconds soon to follow.

France, 1944. Art lover and fanatical Nazi Colonel Von Waldheim has plundered a Paris museum for its masterpieces, including works by Van Gogh, Picasso and Cezanne. His intention is to have them transported by rail to Berlin, but one man stands in his way. Aware that the Allied forces are fast approaching the French capital, Resistance fighter Labiche need only stall the train for a few more days, but hell have to use all of his wits and skills to do so.

Featuring two Oscar-winners in its lead roles Burt Lancaster as Labiche and Paul Scofield as Von Waldheim and Jeanne Moreau and Michel Simon in support, The Train combines star power with spectacular action sequences to produce a classic war movie.

Från IMDB:
In 1944, a German colonel loads a train with French art treasures to send to Germany. The Resistance must stop it without damaging the cargo.

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Version: : Blu-Ray (import)

Språk : English

EAN : 5027035012711

Label : Arrow Films

Distributor : Arrow Films

Inspelningsår : 1964

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