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In August 1944, the Allied army is closing in on Paris. German commander and art fanatic Colonel Von Waldheim steals a vast collection of rare French paintings and loads them onto a train bound for Berlin. When a beloved French patriot is murdered while trying to sabotage Von Waldheim's scheme, Labi...

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Other Authors: Frankenheimer, John, 1930-2002 (Film director), Bricken, Jules (Film producer), Coen, Franklin (Screenwriter), Davis, Frank, 1897-1984 (Screenwriter), Lancaster, Burt, 1913-1994 (Actor), Scofield, Paul, 1922-2008 (Actor), Simon, Michel, 1895-1975 (Actor), Flon, Suzanne, 1918-2005 (Actor), Preiss, Wolfgang, 1910-2002 (Actor), Munch, Richard (Actor), Moreau, Jeanne, 1928-2017 (Actor), Tournier, Jean, 1926-2004 (director of photography.), Wottitz, Walter (director of photography.), Bretherton, David, 1924-2000 (Editor of moving image work), Jarre, Maurice (composer (expression)), Valland, Rose
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
Published: New York : Kino Lorber, [2015?]
Edition:Widescreen version.
Series:KL studio classics.
Subjects:
Valland, Rose > Film adaptations.
Art treasures in war > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Art and the war > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Underground movements > Drama.
France > History > German occupation, 1940-1945 > Drama.
War films.
Historical films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Feature films > France.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:In August 1944, the Allied army is closing in on Paris. German commander and art fanatic Colonel Von Waldheim steals a vast collection of rare French paintings and loads them onto a train bound for Berlin. When a beloved French patriot is murdered while trying to sabotage Von Waldheim's scheme, Labiche, a stalwart member of the Resistance, vows to stop the train at any cost.
Item Description:Based on the book Le front de l'art by Rose Valland.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1964.
Special features: audio commentary by director John Frankenheimer ; original theatrical trailer.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (133 min.) : sound, black and white; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, NTSC, region 1, Dolby digital.
Audience:Not rated.
Production Credits:Directors of photography, Jean Tournier, Walter Wottitz ; editor, David Bretherton ; music, Maurice Jarre.
ISBN:9786315956294
6315956297

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