

A dramatized account of the French Resistance, this wartime film depicts how railway workers sabotaged German trains to disrupt troop movements and supply lines during the Nazi occupation. Blending documentary realism with fiction, it pays tribute to the courage and sacrifice of ordinary workers who became central to the fight for liberation.

Charles Boyer
Narrator (voice)
Lead
Jean Clarieux
Lampin

Jean Daurand
Cheminot

François Joux
Cheminot

Tony Laurent
Camargue

Robert Le Ray
Chef de gare
Léon Pauléon
Chef de gare St-André

Michel Salina
Allemand
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. René Clément's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. The Battle of the Rails is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”