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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Black & White, Director's Commentary, Trivia, Notes, Dual Layer
An inspector must delay a train full of stolen art treasuresuntil the allied forces arrive. With director commentary, musiconly track and more.
Editor's Note
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 Germans to believe that the train has crossed into Germany, when, in reality, it's simply going in circles around Paris. Lancaster leads an exceptional cast in this engrossing film, based on a true story. Michel Simon is especially memorable, as is the gritty, minimally-lit black and white photography of Jean Tournier.
| Features | Region 1 | | Keep Case | | Dual Layer | | Special Edition | | Letterbox - 1.66 | | Widescreen - 1.66 | | Audio:
| Mono - English | | Subtitles - English, French - Optional | | Additional Release Material:
| Audio Commentary: John Frankheimer - Director | | Isolated Audio Track: Music-Only Track | | Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer | | Interactive Features:
| Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Additional Products:
| 8-Page Booklet |
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Release Information
|  | Studio: MGM |
| Release Date: 5/1/2001 |
| Running Time: 133 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1965 | | Catalog ID: 907539 | | UPC: 00027616753922 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Available Subtitles: English, French | | Video: B&W |
| Cast & Crew
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| | Professional Reviews | USA Today
"...Lancaster, the greatest physical actor ever, does his own stunts..." 09/30/1994 p.3D |
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