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With the Allies poised to retake Paris from the Germans, Col. Franz Von Waldheim (Paul Scofield) conspires to sneak out by train all the art masterpieces looted by the German army. But museum curator Mademoiselle Villard (Suzanne Flon) alerts the French Resistance, and soon railway inspector Paul Labiche (Burt Lancaster) is pressed into service. He reroutes the train, and cleverly deceives Von Waldheim by renaming each train station along the way.
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James Jackson The Times (UK) 03/04/2024
A pair of high-class performances power this Second World War yarn. Go to Full Review David Mermelstein Wall Street Journal 09/29/2023
The movie’s central moral question -- Can we justify the loss of human life to save inanimate objects? -- remains as potent as ever. And one of this film’s greatest attributes is that it leaves the answer to the viewer. Go to Full Review Edward Porter The Times (UK) 08/29/2022
Its waffly thoughts on cultural heritage can’t derail it. Go to Full Review Sean Burns Crooked Marquee 04/08/2022
A thrillingly visceral experience with a questioning, philosophical soul. This was the last studio action extravaganza to be shot in black-and-white, and the shades of gray suit the film's murky moral inquiries. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 01/16/2021
3.5/4
This gripping film places a philosophical query in the context of a rousing action flick. Go to Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 11/02/2019
2/4
...a promising premise that's employed to predominately underwhelming effect... Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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paul G. @gpaul Feb 4 Great ww2 movie. Great story. Great acting. Great mis en scene. Great directing. See more Cb B @Czzz1 Jan 30 TENSE AND FAST PACED!!! Found a great black and white movie and so happy I mean it's in the same time period as the spaghetti western with just like the creation of such a good atmosphere and attention to detail great action for a movie that old See more Fred G Dec 21 Surely among the Top 10 best war movies ever made. Thrilling action and suspense... deep philosophical issues... great performances all around... Maurice Jarre score... real destruction of actual vintage trains and equipment (NOT CGI or miniatures!) brilliantly photographed... It doesn't get better than this... See more Frans B @FransB Nov 11 Classic masterpiece. Brilliant directing, very well written. Stellar cast all excels in character. Lots of drama, suspense, twists and action. Intrigue and dilemma. Leaves one slightly uncomfortable as to the choice between priceless artifacts and human life. Absolute piece of cinematic art See more Scott R @ScottR Oct 5 NYT 1000 movies list. SLC DVD. It was a better than most WW2 films and had a good thrill to it. Originality in the script and some good performances. See more Leaburn O Sep 14 A reasonable old WWII film about Germans stealing art. Think the Monuments Men, just twenty times better, I.e. a slightly above average film. Watched on BBC iPlayer. See more Read all reviews
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John Frankenheimer

Director

Arthur Penn

Director

Burt Lancaster

Paul Labiche

Paul Scofield

Colonel von Waldheim

Jeanne Moreau

Christine

Michel Simon

Papa Boule, Engineer

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Synopsis With the Allies poised to retake Paris from the Germans, Col. Franz Von Waldheim (Paul Scofield) conspires to sneak out by train all the art masterpieces looted by the German army. But museum curator Mademoiselle Villard (Suzanne Flon) alerts the French Resistance, and soon railway inspector Paul Labiche (Burt Lancaster) is pressed into service. He reroutes the train, and cleverly deceives Von Waldheim by renaming each train station along the way.
Director
John Frankenheimer, Arthur Penn
Producer
Jules Bricken
Screenwriter
Rose Valland, Franklin Coen, Frank Davis, Albert Husson
Distributor
MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc., United Artists
Production Co
Les Productions Artistes Associés, United Artists, Dear Film Produzione, Les Films Ariane
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller, War
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 7, 1965, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 16, 2008
Runtime
2h 13m
Sound Mix
Surround
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