The Train (1964 film)
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The Train is a 1964 war film directed by John Frankenheimer[1] and starring Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield and Jeanne Moreau. The picture's screenplay—written by Franklin Coen, Frank Davis, and Walter Bernstein—is loosely based on the non-fiction book Le front de l'art by Rose Valland, who documented the works of art placed in storage that had been looted by Nazi Germany from museums and private art collections. Arthur Penn was The Train's original director, but was replaced by Frankenheimer three days after filming had begun.
The Train | |
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Directed by | John Frankenheimer |
Written by | Franklin Coen Frank Davis Walter Bernstein |
Produced by | Jules Bricken |
Starring | Burt Lancaster Paul Scofield Jeanne Moreau Michel Simon |
Cinematography | Jean Tournier Walter Wottitz |
Edited by | David Bretherton |
Music by | Maurice Jarre |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | United Artists |
Release dates | September 24, 1964 (France) October 29, 1964 (United Kingdom) March 7, 1965 (United States) |
Running time | 133 minutes[1] |
Countries | United States[1] France |
Language | English |
Budget | $5.8 million[2] |
Box office | $6.8 million[2] |
Set in August 1944 during World War II, it pits French Resistance-member Paul Labiche (Lancaster) against German Colonel Franz von Waldheim (Scofield), who is attempting to move stolen art masterpieces by train to Germany. Inspiration for the scenes of the train's interception came from the real-life events surrounding train No. 40,044 as it was seized and examined by Lt. Alexandre Rosenberg of the Free French forces outside Paris.