"The Train" (1964 film)
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"The Train" (1964 film) is a World War II thriller about French Resistance fighters trying to stop a Nazi-plundered train of art masterpieces from leaving France, renowned for its tense realism and elaborate action sequences.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "The Train" (1964 film) canonical | 1 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
film
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thriller film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Le front de l'art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Rose Valland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| castMember |
Albert Rémy
NERFINISHED
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Burt Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Millot NERFINISHED ⓘ Donald O'Brien NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacques Marin NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Bouise NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeanne Moreau NERFINISHED ⓘ Michel Piccoli NERFINISHED ⓘ Michel Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Scofield NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Münch NERFINISHED ⓘ Suzanne Flon NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolfgang Preiss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy |
Jean Tournier
NERFINISHED
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Walter Wottitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | French Resistance vs Nazi art plunder ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
France
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | John Frankenheimer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | United States theatrical release ⓘ |
| editedBy | David Bretherton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | extensive use of real trains and practical effects ⓘ |
| genre |
thriller
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war ⓘ |
| leadActress | Jeanne Moreau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Colonel Franz von Waldheim
NERFINISHED
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Paul Labiche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Maurice Jarre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | attempt to stop a train of looted art leaving France ⓘ |
| notableFor |
minimal use of special effects
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realistic train stunts ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Burt Lancaster
NERFINISHED
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Paul Scofield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
John Frankenheimer
NERFINISHED
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Jules Bricken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Les Films Ariane
NERFINISHED
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United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 133 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Frank Davis
NERFINISHED
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Franklin Coen NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
French Resistance sabotage
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protection of art during war ⓘ |
| title | The Train NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uncreditedDirector | Arthur Penn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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