The Train (1964)
Directed by John Frankenheimer · 133 min · War, Thriller
60.2 TOPICAL score · #1,271 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →As the Allied forces approach Paris in August 1944, German Colonel Von Waldheim is desperate to take all of France's greatest paintings to Germany. He manages to secure a train to transport the valuable art works even as the chaos of retreat descends upon them. The French resistance however wants to stop them from stealing their national treasures but have received orders from London that they are not to be destroyed. The station master, Labiche, is tasked with scheduling the train and making it all happen smoothly but he is also part of a dwindling group of resistance fighters tasked with preventing the theft. He and others stage an elaborate ruse to keep the train from ever leaving French territory.
The Train (1964, directed by John Frankenheimer) has a TOPICAL score of 60.2 - ranked 1,271 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and critics, and lowest on historical impact. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Critics: 94% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 80. Audiences: TMDB 7.6/10 (401 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 25 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics94% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 80
- AudienceTMDB 7.6/10 (401 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 25 languages
- Still read15,319 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Burt Lancaster (actor #19), Paul Scofield (actor #235), Jeanne Moreau (actor #66), Suzanne Flon