05 Dec 1959
Operation Petticoat
A World War II submarine commander finds himself stuck with a damaged sub, a con-man executive officer, and a group of army nurses.
The Train
It carried their hopes, their nation's honour!
As the Allied forces approach Paris in August 1944, German Colonel Von Waldheim is desperate to take all of France's greatest paintings to Germany. He manages to secure a train to transport the valuable art works even as the chaos of retreat descends upon them. The French resistance however wants to stop them from stealing their national treasures but have received orders from London that they are not to be destroyed. The station master, Labiche, is tasked with scheduling the train and making it all happen smoothly but he is also part of a dwindling group of resistance fighters tasked with preventing the theft. He and others stage an elaborate ruse to keep the train from ever leaving French territory.
Top Billed Cast
Burt Lancaster Paul Labiche
Paul Scofield von Waldheim
Jeanne Moreau Christine
Suzanne Flon Mademoiselle Villard
Michel Simon Papa Boul
Wolfgang Preiss Maj. Herren
Albert Rémy Didont
Charles Millot Pesquet
Richard Münch General von Libitz
Jean-Pierre Zola Octave
Jacques Marin Jacques
Paul Bonifas Spinet
Donald O'Brien Schwartz
Arthur Brauss Pilzer
Jean-Claude Bercq Major
Howard Vernon Dietrich
Louis Falavigna Railroad Worker
Richard Bailey Grote
Christian Fuin Robert
Helmo Kindermann Ordnance Officer
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