Join Amazon Prime and get unlimited Free First Class Delivery. Already a member? Sign in.

 

or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
   
More Buying Choices
15 used & new from £3.55

Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
Tell a Friend
The Train [1964]
 
See larger image
 

The Train [1964]

DVD ~ Burt Lancaster
4.7 out of 5 stars  (13 customer reviews)
RRP: £12.99
Price: £4.98 & eligible for Free UK delivery on orders over £15 with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
You Save: £8.01 (62%)
Usually dispatched within 7 to 9 days.
Items for dispatch to UK will be sold by Amazon's Preferred Merchant. (Why?) Gift-wrap available.

15 used & new available from £3.55
ADVERTISEMENT
Learn about Lovefilm
Get a 14 day FREE trial and get a
FREE £5 Amazon voucher. Learn more

Frequently Bought Together

Customers buy this item with Von Ryan's Express [1965] DVD ~ Frank Sinatra

The Train [1964] Von Ryan's Express [1965]
Total RRP: £25.98
Price For Both: £10.46

Customers Who Viewed This Item Also Viewed

The Famous Authors: George Eliot [1996]

The Famous Authors: George Eliot [1996] DVD ~ Malcolm Hossick

Von Ryan's Express [1965]

Von Ryan's Express [1965] DVD ~ Frank Sinatra

5.0 out of 5 stars (1)  £5.48
Elmer Gantry [1960]

Elmer Gantry [1960] DVD ~ Burt Lancaster

5.0 out of 5 stars (3)  £6.97
Pork Chop Hill [1959]

Pork Chop Hill [1959] DVD ~ Gregory Peck

4.0 out of 5 stars (1)  £5.97
The Young Lions [1958]

The Young Lions [1958] DVD ~ Marlon Brando

3.0 out of 5 stars (1)  £5.97
Explore similar items : DVD (92) Video (1)

Product details

  • Actors: Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield, Jeanne Moreau, Suzanne Flon, Michel Simon
  • Directors: Arthur Penn, John Frankenheimer
  • Format: Black & White, PAL
  • Language English, German
  • Region: Region 2 ( DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: MGM Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 5 May 2003
  • Run Time: 127 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • DVD Features:
    • Main Language: English
    • Available Audio Tracks: Mono
  • ASIN: B00008V6Y1
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 11,122 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)
    (Studios: Improve Your Sales)

Reviews

Special Features
  • Original theatrical trailer
  • Interactive menu screens and chapter selections


Synopsis
The duo of director John Frankenheimer and actor Burt Lancaster again join forces with the latter starring as French railway inspector Labiche. With Allied forces closing in on occupied Paris, Herman Goering orders Col. Franz von Waldheim (Paul Scofield) to move the priceless art from the Jeu de Paume Museum to Germany by train. The museum's curator, Mme. Villard (Suzanne Flon) tries to cajole Labiche into stopping the art train, but he's far more concerned with blowing up a German armaments train. Meanwhile, Papa Boule (Michel Simon), an aged railwayman, uses the distraction of the Allied bombing of a nearby munitions train to burn out the engines of the train carrying the art, and is killed by the Nazis for his efforts. Hotelkeeper Christine (Jeanne Moreau), has managed to persuade Labiche of the importance of the art, and when the livid Waldheim orders him to drive the treasure-bearing train, he's formulated a plan to foil the Nazi theft. He fabricates a series of interlocking ruses which lead the Germans to believe that the train has crossed into Germany, when, in reality, it's simply going in circles around Paris. Lancaster leads an exceptional cast in this engrossing film, based on a true story. Michel Simon is especially memorable, as is the gritty, minimally-lit black and white photography of Jean Tournier.

See all Reviews

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Von Ryan's Express [1965]

Von Ryan's Express [1965] DVD ~ Frank Sinatra

5.0 out of 5 stars (1)  £5.48
Dunkirk [1958]

Dunkirk [1958] DVD ~ John Mills

4.9 out of 5 stars (16) 
Cockleshell Heroes [1954]

Cockleshell Heroes [1954] DVD ~ Trevor Howard