La bataille du rail

During the Second World War, many French railway workers took part in the resistance. Daily acts of sabotage, spectacular derailments: the French railway network took many actions against Nazi occupation. A station manager, Camargue, and his deputy, Athos, risk their lives in managing the network in their sector.

Directed by: René Clément (France, 1945)
Screenplay by: René Clément, Colette Audry
Cast: Tony Laurent (Camargue), Lucien Desagneaux (Athos), Charles Boyer (narrator), Jean Clarieux (Lampin), Jean Daurand (railway worker), Léon Pauléon (station manager)
Genre: historical
Awards: Jury Prize and Award for Best Director at Cannes Film Festival (France, 1946); Méliès Award (France, 1946)