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Key Information
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| Directors: |
John Frankenheimer |
| Stars: |
Burt Lancaster |
| Actors: |
Paul Scofield |
| Genre: |
Action/Adventure |
| Subgenre: |
Recommended · Self-Discovery · True Story · WWII · Thriller |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Available Formats: |
DVD: Canadian |
| UPC: |
883904103318 |
| Release Date: |
1965 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 13min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Canadian, 2hr 13min
Release Company: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (February 12, 2008)
UPC: 883904103318 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS: Vintage Classics, 2hr 21min
Release Company: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (May 13, 1997)
UPC: 027616614438 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Walter Bernstein |
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Professional Reviews
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(09/30/1994, p.3D, Mike Clark): "...Lancaster, the greatest physical actor ever, does his own stunts..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
The duo of director John Frankenheimer and actor Burt Lancaster again join forces with the latter starring as French railway inspector Labiche. With Allied forces closing in on occupied Paris, Herman Goering orders Col. Franz von Waldheim (Paul Scofield) to move the priceless art from the Jeu de Paume Museum to Germany by train. The museum's curator, Mme. Villard (Suzanne Flon) tries to cajole Labiche into stopping the art train, but he's far more concerned with blowing up a German armaments train. Meanwhile, Papa Boule (Michel Simon), an aged railwayman, uses the distraction of the Allied bombing of a nearby munitions train to burn out the engines of the train carrying the art, and is killed by the Nazis for his efforts. Hotelkeeper Christine (Jeanne Moreau), has managed to persuade Labiche of the importance of the art, and when the livid Waldheim orders him to drive the treasure-bearing train, he's formulated a plan to foil the Nazi theft. He fabricates a series of interlocking ruses which lead the Ge... |
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