Can’t think of a better train picture, something that can be watched over and over. I went on holiday to Switzerland in 1948, the train from Calais to Basle went through many of the stations portrayed in the film, France was still looking knocked about at the time.
John Frankenheimer's direction , the amazing cinematography,,,my combines two of my favorite subjects , Steam trains and ww2, in a blockbuster , rasor-sharp B+W imagery. ;) "Labische, Labische" !!
Paul Scofield appeared in few films....but man he left his mark when he did. Won an oscar for his performance in ' A Man for all Seasons'. Great movie.
This film raises a very important moral issue. Are works of art more important than human life.? A great film. The dialogue is intense and thought provoking .
Very well done! Your alternate music score accentuates the mood of this extraordinary film beautifully. I'm waiting for a remake with a cast of unknown scrawny French actors as the defiant resistance and a Nazi colonel of the caliber of Paul Scofield (although I can't imagine who that might be).
Yeah, Labiche didn't give a crap about the paintings. All he cared about was stopping the murderous Colonel Waldheim from achieving his goal. Waldheim's obsession was getting the paintings to Germany, and Labiche's obsession was stopping him. In the end, after stopping Waldheim, and saving the paintings, he still doesn't care about them and leaves them littering the ground.
I guess it's the button ribbon? That's pretty minor. There's some movie recently where some German officer's outfit is lifted from pretty much every service. I don't remember exactly, but it was something like he had a Wehrmacht jacket, SS shoulder flashes, a different unit's collar, Kriegsmarine decorations and a Luftwaffe cap.
One of my bothers told me a story that took place in the early 60s. Our grandfather was a conductor for the CNR doing the Winnipeg to Dauphin route. My two oldest brothers were little kids at the time, and they would tag along on the trips. Yeah, regulations were waaaaayyyy different back then. So one day, the train is stopped in Portage la Prairie. As the train starts to leave the station, Grampa has to punch everyone's ticket. So there goes Grampa going down the aisle, and using his keypunch on everyone's ticket. Until he gets to one guy, who for some reason, decides to be a dick, and refuses to produce his ticket. Grampa tells him he has to punch the guy's ticket at every stop The guy just sits there and starts arguing that he'd already had his ticket punched and didn't need to produce it. Grampa was not amused. My brother didn't understand why the guy didn't just produce his ticket, The guy had a legit ticket but for whatever reason, he was being a dick and producing it. Grampa just sighs, then walks down the aisle and disappears out the door. Meanwhile, the train has left the station and is accelerating while Portage la Prairie is disappearing into the darkness. Then, as my brother described it. "Grampa comes back down the aisle, with two of the biggest guys I've ever seen in my life. The Fireman and one of the baggage handlers." Grampa and the two gorillas walk down the aisle up to the guy. Grampa stands behind the guy, points down at the guys' head and states: "This is the guy that doesn't have a ticket." The Fireman and baggage handler each grab an arm and rip the guy out of his seat. The guy then decides that he'd like to produce his ticket. Grampa leans into him, shakes his head, smiles, and says "You don't have a ticket." And with that, Grampa walked to the front of the coach and opened the entry door. Then the guy was dragged to the door and tossed out, head first into the night. The train was probably doing 20-25 MPH by then. The guy was quickly followed by the suitcase he had carried on board. And of course, his hat, which had fallen off while being escorted down the aisle.
A gem of a movie overlooked as one of the epic war movies a superb cast of top tier actors & actresses portraying a true part of History during WWII
Can’t think of a better train picture, something that can be watched over and over. I went on holiday to Switzerland in 1948, the train from Calais to Basle went through many of the stations portrayed in the film, France was still looking knocked about at the time.
Today it's a backwater route linking up to Dijon and Charleville compared to the main line to Metz and Luxembourg.
Great acting from Burton Lancaster rip
Mr Burt Lancaster was a good actor 👏
Another Favourite. I watched it again a few days ago on tv
John Frankenheimer's direction , the amazing cinematography,,,my combines two of my favorite subjects , Steam trains and ww2, in a blockbuster , rasor-sharp B+W imagery. ;) "Labische, Labische" !!
Paul Scofield appeared in few films....but man he left his mark when he did. Won an oscar for his performance in ' A Man for all Seasons'. Great movie.
Deeply underated movie
This film raises a very important moral issue. Are works of art more important than human life.? A great film. The dialogue is intense and thought provoking .
Not if the art is going to be sold and used to buy more weapons...
Truly a masterpiece 😊
Proud owner of the DVD.
Ditto.😀
Very well done! Your alternate music score accentuates the mood of this extraordinary film beautifully. I'm waiting for a remake with a cast of unknown scrawny French actors as the defiant resistance and a Nazi colonel of the caliber of Paul Scofield (although I can't imagine who that might be).
This is one movie that shouldn’t be remade. It’s a classic
Como ya nos tienen a costumbrado muy buen trabajo la ciudad muy prolija saludos para ambos de Milton. De uruguay
This is such an insane vibe with this soundtrack. It really slaps!
Bravo!!!
Beautiful job editing, very focused on all the key points. Excellent.
Excellent condensation of a superb B&W film.
Excellent film!
❤I love tomuch this movie from 1964 to 1924 plz I want this movie thanks
What a Film!
you can't ride through an air-raid! WATCH ME!
بادرود به شما
عالی بود 🌺🌺🌺🖒
A nihilistic ending, which in reality is how it falls out, no heroes or happy endings.
Yeah, Labiche didn't give a crap about the paintings. All he cared about was stopping the murderous Colonel Waldheim from achieving his goal. Waldheim's obsession was getting the paintings to Germany, and Labiche's obsession was stopping him. In the end, after stopping Waldheim, and saving the paintings, he still doesn't care about them and leaves them littering the ground.
Very good movie !!❤
Best movie ending of all time.
Reparto de lujo:Paul Scofield, Burt Lancaster, Jeanne Moreau.... Y Michel Simon
Nice
Nicely done!
Hate to be picky..BUT!..His Knights Cross has the wrong attachments!
I guess it's the button ribbon? That's pretty minor. There's some movie recently where some German officer's outfit is lifted from pretty much every service. I don't remember exactly, but it was something like he had a Wehrmacht jacket, SS shoulder flashes, a different unit's collar, Kriegsmarine decorations and a Luftwaffe cap.
Sounds like one of Goering’s uniforms!
C’est quoi la musique
The soundtrack for the movie Sicario.
Good job, the art works are saved, but all the hostages are dead.
6:40 this is what happens when you don't have a ticket in German occupied France.
One of my bothers told me a story that took place in the early 60s. Our grandfather was a conductor for the CNR doing the Winnipeg to Dauphin route. My two oldest brothers were little kids at the time, and they would tag along on the trips. Yeah, regulations were waaaaayyyy different back then.
So one day, the train is stopped in Portage la Prairie. As the train starts to leave the station, Grampa has to punch everyone's ticket. So there goes Grampa going down the aisle, and using his keypunch on everyone's ticket.
Until he gets to one guy, who for some reason, decides to be a dick, and refuses to produce his ticket. Grampa tells him he has to punch the guy's ticket at every stop The guy just sits there and starts arguing that he'd already had his ticket punched and didn't need to produce it. Grampa was not amused. My brother didn't understand why the guy didn't just produce his ticket, The guy had a legit ticket but for whatever reason, he was being a dick and producing it.
Grampa just sighs, then walks down the aisle and disappears out the door.
Meanwhile, the train has left the station and is accelerating while Portage la Prairie is disappearing into the darkness.
Then, as my brother described it. "Grampa comes back down the aisle, with two of the biggest guys I've ever seen in my life. The Fireman and one of the baggage handlers."
Grampa and the two gorillas walk down the aisle up to the guy. Grampa stands behind the guy, points down at the guys' head and states: "This is the guy that doesn't have a ticket."
The Fireman and baggage handler each grab an arm and rip the guy out of his seat.
The guy then decides that he'd like to produce his ticket.
Grampa leans into him, shakes his head, smiles, and says "You don't have a ticket."
And with that, Grampa walked to the front of the coach and opened the entry door.
Then the guy was dragged to the door and tossed out, head first into the night.
The train was probably doing 20-25 MPH by then.
The guy was quickly followed by the suitcase he had carried on board.
And of course, his hat, which had fallen off while being escorted down the aisle.
🎉
dark and i love it