| Description |
1 videodisc (133 min.) : sound, black and white; 4 3/4 in. |
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Dolby Digital |
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video file rdaft |
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DVD video |
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region 1 rdare |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| Series |
KL studio classics.
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| System Details |
DVD, NTSC, region 1, Dolby digital. |
| Language |
In English with optional English subtitles. |
| Cast |
Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield, Michel Simon, Suzanne Flon, Wolfgang Preiss, Albert Remy, Charles Millot, Richard Munch, Jacques Marin, Jeanne Moreau. |
| Credits |
Directors of photography, Jean Tournier, Walter Wottitz ; editor, David Bretherton ; music, Maurice Jarre. |
| Note |
Based on the book Le front de l'art by Rose Valland. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1964. |
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Special features: audio commentary by director John Frankenheimer ; original theatrical trailer. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| 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 |
Valland, Rose -- Film adaptations.
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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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| Genre |
War films.
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Historical films.
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Film adaptations.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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DVD-video discs.
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| Added Author |
Frankenheimer, John, 1930-2002, film director.
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Bricken, Jules, film producer.
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Coen, Franklin, screenwriter.
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Davis, Frank, 1897-1984, screenwriter.
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Lancaster, Burt, 1913-1994, actor.
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Scofield, Paul, 1922-2008, actor.
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Simon, Michel, 1895-1975, actor.
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Flon, Suzanne, 1918-2005, actor.
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Preiss, Wolfgang, 1910-2002, actor.
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Rémy, Albert, 1911-1967, actor.
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Millot, Charles, 1921-2003, actor.
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Munch, Richard, actor.
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Marin, Jacques, 1919-2001, actor.
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Moreau, Jeanne, 1928-2017, actor.
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Tournier, Jean, 1926-2004, director of photography.
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Wottitz, Walter, director of photography.
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Bretherton, David, 1924-2000, editor of moving image work.
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Jarre, Maurice, composer (expression)
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Valland, Rose.
Front de l'art.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, presenter.
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Productions Artistes associés, production company.
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United Artists Corporation, film distributor.
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Kino Lorber, Inc., publisher.
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| Added Title |
John Frankenheimer's The Train |
| Standard No. |
738329160722 |
| Music No. |
K1607 Kino Lorber |
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