September 24, 1964 (FR)
October 29, 1964 (UK)
March 7, 1965 (USA)
The Train is a 1964 action war film that was directed by John Frankenheimer. It stars Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield and Jeanne Moreau. The picture's screenplay, written by Franklin Coen, Frank Davis, and Walter Bernstein, is loosely based on the non-fiction book "Le front de l'art" by Rose Valland, who documented the works of art placed in storage that had been looted by Nazi Germany from museums and private art collections. Arthur Penn was The Train's original director but was replaced by Frankenheimer three days after filming had begun.
The film was released on September 24, 1964 in France, and later on October 29 for the United Kingdom. It would then be released in the United States on March 7, 1965.
Synopsis
With the Allies poised to retake Paris from the Germans, Col. Franz Von Waldheim (Paul Scofield) conspires to sneak out by train all of the art masterpieces looted by the German army. But museum curator Mademoiselle Villard (Suzanne Flon) alerts the French Resistance, and soon railway inspector Paul Labiche (Burt Lancaster) is pressed into service. He reroutes the train, and cleverly deceives Von Waldheim by renaming each train station along the way.
Sound Effects Used
- Anime Steam Train Chugging 1 (Either these sounds or near identical sounds are used for some of the chugging sounds of the steam locomotives throughout the film.)
- Classic Shotgun Fire Sound (Used as an explosion.)
- Disney - CASEY JUNIOR WHISTLE
- Elektra Records, Dogfight, WWII Aircraft
- Hollywoodedge, Metal Creaks Machine FS015801 (Debut)
- Hollywoodedge, Plane ASleep Dive En CRT056108/Sound Ideas, Explosions - Bomb whine . . . whistle and explosion 01
- Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - SLICK RICCO 01
- Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - SLICK RICCO 02
- STEAM LOCOMOTIVE BRAKES SCREAMING (Debut; used in a slightly lower pitch for the brakes on several steam locomotives screeching.)