The Battle of the Rails

The Battle of the Rails

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Drama

The Battle of the Rails

La Bataille du railDIRECTED BYRené Clément85mins1946

A dramatized account of the French Resistance, this wartime film depicts how railway workers sabotaged German trains to disrupt troop movements and supply lines during the Nazi occupation. Blending documentary realism with fiction, it pays tribute to the courage and sacrifice of ordinary workers who became central to the fight for liberation.

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