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A war film based on a remarkable true story is set to air on TV later today, boasting an impressive 94% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. ‌

The Train, an American-French film directed by John Frankenheimer, was first released in 1964 and received an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay. ‌

Set in August 1944 during the Second World War, the movie follows French Resistance fighter Paul Labiche, played by Burt Lancaster, as he goes head-to-head with German Colonel Franz von Waldheim, portrayed by Paul Scofield. ‌

Colonel von Waldheim's mission is to transport stolen artworks back to Germany by train.

The plot of The Train was inspired by the 1961 non-fiction book Le front de l'art by Rose Valland, an art historian at the Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume.

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