The Train

The Train

By John Frankenheimer

  • Genre: Action & Adventure
  • Release Date: 1965-03-17
  • Advisory Rating: NR
  • Runtime: 2h 13min
  • Director: John Frankenheimer
  • Production Company: Les Productions Artistes Associés
  • Production Country: France, Italy, United States of America
  • iTunes Price: USD 4.99
  • iTunes Rent Price: USD 3.99
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Burt Lancaster plays Labiche, a French railway inspector. Allied forces are threatening to liberate Paris, so Col. Franz von Waldheim (Paul Scofield) is ordered to move the priceless works of art from the Jeu de Paume Museum to the fatherland. The head of the museum (Suzanne Flon) attempts to convince Labiche that he should sabotage the train on which they are transporting the art. After his friend is killed trying to stop the train with the art, and after a consciousness-raising conversation with a hotel owner (Jeanne Moreau), Labiche resolves to save the antiquities.

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  • The Train

    3
    By WonderingWhyTheseCostSoMuch
    Why does this movie cost so much? Who gets the revenue from the sale/rental of this old movie?

  • Lancaster's acting and amazing athleticism

    4
    By Furutan1
    This is an okay film - not great or awful, but good. It is particularly notible for the scene in which Lancaster demonstrates his skills as a former gymnast and circus performer.

  • The Train

    5
    By Buxton Wells
    I see that someone here wishes it was "colored". And may you keep wishing. If I want to talk about the power of B&W, when it's a better choice than using color (not always, just sometimes), I first mention The Grapes of Wrath, or They Were Expendable, but The Train would rank pretty high, too. And it's true that Burt Lancaster is a poor excuse for a Frenchman, but as an action hero, there's no one better.

  • Not just a war movie

    5
    By BlueDoors
    One of my top 50 films ever. Lancaster does more stunts in this film than any real actor has done in any movie. And he broke his leg because of it. Just seeing him operate a steam engine is worth watching the film; he does it as if he were an engineer. And if you love trains, there aren't many films that live up to this one. This is the only film that thrilled me as an 11-year old and still delivers 45 years later. A great cast, a story well told, a drama of sophisticated human choices in the lives of the French resistance.

  • On my top 5 list

    5
    By webmasterbill2
    One of my all time favorite movies. Gripping, superbly written and acted, amazing action and special effects, creative (and sometimes eye-popping) camera angles. A real winner.

  • The Train

    5
    By jjamart
    This is the u need to own; oh how I wish they had a coloured version. Come on Ted Turner.

  • The Train

    5
    By Johnnyoh3215
    This Black and White movie from 1964 shows why Burt Lancaster was such a big movie star. With brilliant casting, all actors shine in this World War 2 thriller. Directed by John Frankenheimer, it is superb from start to finish and the final scenes make it a true classic.

  • The Train

    5
    By loveb&wmovies
    The Train is more than a war movie. The intelligent script, the intense acting (esp Scofield & Lancaster), the gritty realism of the black & white camera work, the suspense that holds you to the end, all contribute to one of the most powerful movies ever made. It is more than worth the two hour investment to watch it....

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