The Train (1964)

As the Allied forces approach Paris in August 1944, German Colonel Von Waldheim is desperate to take all of France's greatest paintings to Germany. He manages to secure a train to transport the valuable art works even as the chaos of retreat descends upon them. The French resistance however wants to stop them from stealing their national treasures but have received orders from London that they are not to be destroyed. The station master, Labiche, is tasked with scheduling the train and making it all happen smoothly but he is also part of a dwindling group of resistance fighters tasked with preventing the theft. He and others stage an elaborate ruse to keep the train from ever leaving French territory.

Genres: War, Thriller

What to watch after The Train

• Seven Days in May (1964) — Same feel: tense, dramatic
• Fail Safe (1964) — Walter Bernstein wrote for both
• Elevator to the Gallows (1958) — Jeanne Moreau appears in both
• Touchez pas au grisbi (1954) — Jeanne Moreau appears in both
• Grand Prix (1966) — John Frankenheimer directed both
• 36 Hours (1964) — Two steps away in the credits