The Battle of the Rails

The story

During the Second World War, many French railway workers participated in the resistance. Daily acts of sabotage, spectacular derailments: the railway network took many actions against Nazi occupation. Stationmanager Camargue and his deputy, Athos, risk their lives in managing the network in their sector.

Cast & crew

Charles BoyerNarrator (voice)

Jean ClarieuxLampin

Jean DaurandCheminot

François JouxCheminot

Tony LaurentCamargue

Robert Le RayChef de gare

Léon Pauléon

Léon PauléonChef de gare St-André

Michel SalinaAllemand

Fernand RauzénaCheminot

Jacques Desagneaux

Jacques DesagneauxAthos (as Desagneaux)

Pierre Latour

Pierre LatourCast

Pierre Lozach

Pierre LozachCast