| Description |
1 videodisc (2 hr., 13 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; widescreen, Dolby digital mono. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
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In English with optional English or French subtitles. |
| Cast |
Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield, Michel Simon, Suzanne Flon, Wolfgang Preiss, Jeanne Moreau. |
| Credits |
Photography, Jean Tournier, Walter Wottitz ; editor, David Bretherton ; music composed and conducted by Maurice Jarre. |
| Note |
Based on the book: Le front de l'art / by Rose Valland. |
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DVD release of the 1964 motion picture. |
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Special features include: audio commentary track by the director; music-only audio track; original theatrical trailer. |
| Audience |
"Not rated"--Container. |
| Summary |
In August 1944 the Allied army is closing in on Paris. German commander and art fanatic Colonel Von Waldheim steals a vast collection of rare French paintings and loads them onto a train bound for Berlin. When a beloved French patriot is murdered while trying to sabotage Von Waldheim's scheme, Labiche, a stalwart member of the Resistance, vows to stop the train at any cost. |
| Subject |
Art treasures in war -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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France -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945 -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Added Author |
Coen, Franklin.
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Davis, Frank.
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Bricken, Jules.
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Frankenheimer, John, 1930-2002.
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Lancaster, Burt, 1913-1994.
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Scofield, Paul, 1922-2008.
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Simon, Michel, 1895-1975.
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Flon, Suzanne, 1918-2005.
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Preiss, Wolfgang, 1910-2002.
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Moreau, Jeanne, 1928-
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Valland, Rose.
Front de l'art.
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United Artists Corporation.
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Productions Artistes associés.
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MGM Home Entertainment Inc.
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| Added Title |
John Frankenheimer's The train |
| ISBN |
079284047X |
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9780792840473 |
| Standard No. |
027616753922 |
| Music No. |
907539 MGM Home Entertainment |
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