In this thriller directed by John Frankenheimer, the setting is German occupied France in 1944. A train filled with masterpieces by Picasso, Gaugain and Renoir are seized from France by Nazi Officer Paul Scofeld and ordered to be shipped to Germany. A member of the French resistance, Burt Lancaster, attempts to keep the train from getting to its destination. Good film! Music by Maurice Jarre, and also starring great French actors Jeanne Moreau(François Truffaut's Jules and Jim - 1962) and Michel Simon ( Jean Renoir films La Chienne, Boudu Saved From Drowning ).Additional reading:
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