The Train Review Facts: Cast, Story and Legacy

The Train (1964) — an evergreen reference for this movie: the essentials, the cast, where to watch and what to watch next. It carried their hopes, their nation's honour!

Where to watch

TMDB's U.S. watch-provider data lists fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus, Philo. Availability changes by country and date, so check your streaming app before watching.

Cast

Burt Lancaster as Paul Labiche; Paul Scofield as von Waldheim; Jeanne Moreau as Christine; Suzanne Flon as Mademoiselle Villard; Michel Simon as Papa Boul; Wolfgang Preiss as Maj. Herren; Albert Rémy as Didont; Charles Millot as Pesquet

About The Train

As the Allied forces approach Paris in August 1944, German Colonel Von Waldheim is desperate to take all of France's greatest paintings to Germany. He manages to secure a train to transport the valuable art works even as the chaos of retreat descends upon them. The French resistance however wants to stop them from stealing their national treasures but have received orders from London that they are not to be destroyed. The station master, Labiche, is tasked with scheduling the train and making it all happen smoothly but he is also part of a dwindling group of resistance fighters tasked with preventing the theft. He and others stage an elaborate ruse to keep the train from ever leaving French territory.

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