The Train [1965] (DVD)

Description: Genre: War & Western - War / Theatrical Release: 1965 / Parental Guidance / Director: Arthur Penn, John Frankenheimer / ... more

The Train [1965] (DVD) ... Actors: Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield, Jeanne Moreau, Suzanne Flon, Michel Simon ... / DVD released 2003-05-05 at MGM Entertainment / Features of the DVD: Black & White, PAL

Newest Review: ... of priceless Van Gogh's and Renoir's will be destroyed. Scofield is excellent as the art obsessed Nazi officer who wants ... more

... the paintings for himself and uses his power and influence to execute his very personal mission. Scofield, normally associated with award winning theatre performances, chews up the scenery with a great performance, just before he got his Oscar for 'A Man For All Seasons'. Lancaster, an actor who's performances I always enjoy, is equally superb. He delivers a very physical performance here, sliding down ladders, chasing after trains, jumping off moving trains, jumping onto moving trains, and most impressively: rol...more

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The Train [1965] (DVD): Gimme back my Cezanne! (846 words)
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This is a review of the MGM DVD. 'The Train' was a film made in 1965 starring Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield and Jeanne Moreau. It tells the story of a railway inspector/French Resistance fighter [Lancaster] who is drawn into a battle to prevent a Nazi German officer [Scofield] from stealing a huge stash of priceless paintings by transporting them from Paris to Berlin in the closing stages of World War 2. Lancaster's Paul Labiche is initially reluctant to try and stop the train as he feels the Resistance has more pressing matters to attend to rather than wasting their time on a load of art. But the pleas of the museum's curator, where the paintings ... Read the complete review

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