Sun 8 - Tue 10 May
La Bataille du rail
Cert. U
Classics
The Battle of the Rails
85 mins
in French with English subtitles
France | 1946 | b&w | dir. René Clément, with Tony Laurent, Lucien Desagneux
René Clément’s breakthrough film relates the exploits of French railway workers who supported the activities of the French Resistance during Nazi occupation. Starring non-professional actors, La Bataille du rail received both the Best Director prize and the Jury Prize at the 1946 Cannes festival.
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