The Train |  | Directors: Arthur Penn, John Frankenheimer
Actors: Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield, Jeanne Moreau, Suzanne Flon, Michel Simon
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
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Rating:  96 reviews
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
DVD Layers: 2
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 133 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5 x 0.6
MPN: D907539D
ISBN: 079284047X
UPC: 027616753922
EAN: 9780792840473
Theatrical Release Date: March 7, 1965
Release Date: February 23, 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
This tense 1964 action drama from John Frankenheimer (The Manchurian Candidate) stars Burt Lancaster as a member of the French Resistance trying to prevent Nazi looters from taking valuable art treasures out of the country. A great ride all the way with Frankenheimer at his inimitable best. This is a true human-scale action movie of the sort we used to think of before "action" meant blowing up asteroids in space. Kinetic but almost rueful in tone the films chases and fights are not just eye candy but rather encourage audience involvement in moral stakes. Crisp and serious performances all around from Lancaster and 1960s icons Paul Scofield and Jeanne Moreau. System Requirements:Starring: Burt Lancaster et al. Director: John Frankenheimer Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: UPC: 027616753922 Manufacturer No: M110330
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This is one of John Frankenheimer's breathless gems--all marvelous action that never lets up. Burt Lancaster plays a French train engineer during the waning days of the German occupation who tries to prevent Nazi colonel Paul Scofield from transporting a precious art collection back to Germany. Utilizing sabotage and cunning deception, Lancaster and his Resistance colleagues stall for time with the Allies on their way. It's a brilliantly made film, showing off Lancaster's acrobatic skills (he performed all of his own stunts) and Frankenheimer's sense of pacing and brilliant use of space. It's choreographed with the utmost precision (those are real explosions during the pivotal strafing sequence) and extremely authentic in its details. Lancaster is in rare minimalist form, and Scofield manages to extract intelligence and sympathy. A firecracker action film shot in crisp black and white, with yet another telling audio commentary by the always instructive director. --Bill Desowitz
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 Fantastic! September 2, 2009
john m mozuke
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.
"Lost Herren? Lost?" August 15, 2009
Crooner
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.
 Great War Film ;Great Performances by Lancaster & Scofield June 27, 2009
J. Silberman (New York, NY)
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.
The Train With Gauguin Stays Mainly in Lorraine June 11, 2009
Phoebe Stogstill (by the shores of Gitchee Goomie)
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!
Different Kind Of WWII Movie, And One Of The Best June 4, 2009
Craig Connell (Lockport, NY USA)
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.
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