Movie Description
The Train is a 1964 war thriller directed by John Frankenheimer and stars Burt Lancaster. Set during the waning days of World War II, the film tells the story of a determined French Resistance fighter, Paul Labiche (Lancaster), who is entrusted with a high-stakes mission: to prevent a train laden with precious art treasures from reaching Germany. The ruthless German Colonel von Waldheim (Paul Scofield) resolves to transport these masterpieces, making for an intense, dramatic standoff. The film is based on real-life events from 1944.
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