| Edition |
Widescreen version. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (133 min.) : sound, black and white; 4 3/4 in. |
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NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| Series |
KL studio classics |
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KL studio classics.
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| System Details |
DVD, NTSC, region 1, Dolby digital. |
| Cast |
Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield, Michel Simon, Suzanne Flon, Wolfgang Preiss, Richard Munch, Jeanne Moreau. |
| Note |
Based on the book Le front de l'art by Rose Valland. |
| Credits |
Directors of photography, Jean Tournier, Walter Wottitz ; editor, David Bretherton ; music, Maurice Jarre. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1964. |
| 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. |
| Note |
Special features: audio commentary by director John Frankenheimer ; original theatrical trailer. |
| Language |
In English with optional English subtitles. |
| Subject |
Art treasures in war -- Drama.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war -- Drama.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Drama.
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France -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945 -- Drama.
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Valland, Rose -- Film adaptations.
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| Genre/Form |
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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Feature films -- France.
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Feature films -- Italy.
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Feature films -- United States.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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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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Munch, Richard, 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, production company.
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Kino Lorber, Inc., publisher.
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| Added Title |
Train |
| ISBN |
9786315956294 |
| Standard No. |
738329160722 |
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738329264444 |
| Music No. |
K1607 Kino Lorber |
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