The Train $14.98
Paris, August 1944. With the Allied army closing in, German commander and art fanatic Colonel von Waldheim (Paul Scofield) steals a vast collection of rare French paintings and loads them onto a train bound for Berlin. But when a beloved French patriot is murdered while trying to sabotage von Waldheim's scheme, Labiche (Burt Lancaster), a stalwart member of the Resistance, vows to stop the train at any cost. Calling upon his vast arsenal of skills, Labiche unleashes a torrent of devastation anddestructionloosened rails, shattered tracks and head-on collisionsin an impassioned, suspense-filled quest for justice, retribution and revenge. Inspired by an actual event and highlighted by spectacular stuntwork and visual effects, The Train is "an edge-of-your-seat, thrilling, suspenseful and superior film" (The Motion Picture Guide).
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The Train Cusomter reviews:
Average Rating: 4.5 Total Reviews: 96
(john m mozuke, 2009-09-02) This movie is one of my favorites. Top to bottom it is just great. Burt Lancaster is just an amazing actor and speaking of amazing actors Paul Scofield is one of the greatest of our time. This is an amazing AMAZING movie.
(Crooner, 2009-08-15) Superb script, superb photograhy, superb acting, superb story, pulse pounding fantastic soundtrack, unbelievable movie. There are so many great scenes in this film, too many to mention here, bottomline here is all the elements of a great WWII action movie come together perfectly. An completely engrossing war thriller that you want to watch again and again.
(J. Silberman, 2009-06-27) This John Frakenheimer film is well worth buying if you enjoy WWII films and Burt Lancaster, who has the starring role of Labiche. Lancaster's character is a French railroad man cut from the same cloth as "Rick" in the film "Casablanca." He doesn't want to be involved in anyone else's affairs, nor to have them involved in his. For Labiche, WWII is just another inconvenience. When the French Resistance comes to him to ask him to help divert a train commissioned by the Germans to take French art to Germany just days before the allies retake Paris in 1944, Labiche reluctantly agrees. As the film reaches it's exciting conclusion, he becomes determined to outwit his German antagonist played brilliantly by Paul Scolfield. This German officer is an art lover, especially of the French impressionists, whom the Nazis had decreed were "decadent." Scofield and Labiche are equally determined and very inventive in thwarting the other. Of course, Scofield, as the Nazi, is more ruthless in pursuit of his goal. This 1964 film is in black and white, which makes it feel authentic and of that period. The reproduction is crisp and clear and I am very happy with this purchase. I strongly recommend it.
(Phoebe Stogstill, 2009-06-11) My previous review was not posted. I will just say BURT provides us with a Burt-A-Rama, doing all of his own stunt work in this intriguing thriller. It is a great movie as he, a French train engineer outwits a German officer trying to abscond with a priceless French art collection at the end of WWII. Great Stuff!
(Craig Connell, 2009-06-04) This is one of my all-time favorite war movies, always rated in the top three since I first saw it years ago. I rate it so high because of four main things: 1 - Wonderful black-and-white photography; 2 - an interesting cast led by two great actors, Burt Lancaster and Paul Scofield; 3 - An intelligent, different kind of war story revolving around stolen works of great art; 4 - Just the right amount of action. Not only the blacks-and-whites look good but the grays, too. The nighttime train shots with the white steam coming out is just spectacular. You can feel the grease and grime on these railroad men as the work on the train. If a very sharp Blu-Ray disc comes out on this, I'll scoop it up immediately. This is a pretty long film but it doesn't have many lulls, especially when the train starts to roll. I have viewed this a half-dozen times over the years and have never been disappointed with it. Director John Frankenheimer gives some interesting commentary on this, too, so you might to check that out on the disc.