Daily Express FilmsOne of the best World War 2 action films ever made is on TV this weekend and it's based on an incredible true story.
The Train Theatrical Trailer (1964)
Back in 1964, John Frankenheimer’s American-French production, The Train, first hit cinemas and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Screenplay.
The World War 2 movie was set in August 1944 and followed French Resistance fighter Paul Labiche, played by Burt Lancaster, taking on Paul Scofield’s German Colonel Franz von Waldheim. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT
The Nazi officer’s mission was to move stolen works of art by train back to Germany.
The Train was loosely based on 1961 non-fiction book Le front de l’art by Rose Valland, who was the art historian at the Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume.
She documented the
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