La Bataille du rail

• Marcel Barnault: Barnault
• Jean Clarieux: Lampin
• Jean Daurand: track workers
• Jacques Desagneaux: Athos
• François Joux: track workers
• Pierre Latour: track workers
• Tony Laurent: Camargue
• Robert Le Ray: station-master
• Pierre Lozach: track workers

Battle of the Rails is a 1946 published film about the struggle of the French railway workers against the Nazis. Originally, the film was intended as a documentary, it was ultimately but one feature film. The premiere date was February 27, 1946, the same year in September, the performance at the first International Film Festival of Cannes. There is a restored version of the film was presented in 2010.

Awards

• International Film Festival of Cannes 1946: Best Director, Grand prix du festival, Prix du jury international
• Prix ​​Méliès 1947

Reviews

" The rotated with non-professional actors and an improvised script work is distinguished by its semi-documentary style, which was influenced by the Russian revolutionary film "