Burt Lancaster stars in this John Frankenheimer wartime thriller as a French resistance fighter trying to prevent the theft of...
Burt Lancaster stars in this John Frankenheimer wartime thriller as a French resistance fighter trying to prevent the theft of valuable artworks by a Nazi colonel who has secured a train to get the paintings to Germany.
During WWII, with Paris on the cusp of liberation, Colonel Franz von Waldheim (Paul Scofield, A Man for All Seasons) plans to smuggle France's greatest paintings out of the country. However, a group of French resistance fighters led by station master Paul Labiche (Lancaster) will do anything to stop that train and its cargo from leaving. Inspired by real-life events, The Train also stars Jeanne Moreau.
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94 %18 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
89 %4,363 reviewsAudience score rating
"Realistic and intensely engrossing..."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Discount some self-conscious talk about Art as a national heritage, as well as clumsy dubbing of the supporting cast, and you have a rattling good thriller..."
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Time Out
Time Out"Paul Scofield is hypnotic..."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"After a slow start, The Train picks up to become a colourful, actionful big-scale adventure opus."
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Variety
Variety"Frankenheimer imbues the film with a relentless, white-knuckle tension."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"What elevates the film from just another wartime action movie to something more, are the thematic questions that arise..."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"A superior WWII film that provides plenty of edge-of-the-seat thrills..."
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TV Guide
TV GuideThe Train | Details
- Rating
- PG, Low level violence
- Runtime
- 133
- Genre
- Action, Thriller, War
- Country of origin
- France, Italy, USA
