The Battle of the Rails
1946 · 85 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 1,354 VOTES · DIR. René Clément
Overview
A 1946 war movie which tells the courageous efforts by French railway workers to sabotage Nazi reinforcement-troop trains.
Dialogue Timeline — 534 lines
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00:00:11 BATTLE OF THE RAILS
00:02:58 ready to be checked by the occupation authorities.
00:08:10 cutting no corners and creating considerable delays.
00:09:52 It doesn't run smoothly, it resists.
00:11:53 Come on, get a move on!
00:15:34 You can interpret.
00:18:49 Get over here!
00:24:19 Get the map out.
00:26:19 Corbin here. The bridge has been blown up.
00:28:46 But I've no one to get it going.
00:32:48 They've blown the line, and derailed an engine and 8 wagons.
00:34:26 OK, we'll give you the stand-by engine.
00:39:58 Take that.
00:45:43 More bloody trouble!
00:51:33 Hence the armoured train.
00:52:55 No, I wish the fight had started.
00:54:19 This is it! It's passed Buisson.
01:03:44 Roll it to the outside!
01:05:30 - There's no time between them. - There is!
01:07:10 What about your mate?
01:09:31 Who's in charge here? Join the Maquis.
01:15:21 Lange Station here. The bridge has just blown!
01:18:09 I'll make the Germans think the Americans are there.
01:21:34 Vive la France and all the railwaymen!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed534
Dialogue density6.3 lines / min
First line00:00:11
Final line01:21:34
Production Record
DirectorRené Clément
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes1,354