It’s possible this is my favorite performance from Burt Lancaster, portraying a man who guides the French resistance through a complicated moral situation involving a train filled with stolen art. Paul Scofield plays "Col. Von Waldheim," and he skillfully persuades his superiors, who are worried about Göring, to let him load priceless treasures onto a train headed for Germany. However, as the Nazis begin to lose the …

Frankenheimer’s war suspense-thriller is truly impressive; I had known about this film for a while but hadn't made time to watch it, and now I regret that delay because it’s superb throughout. The sound design is remarkable, as is Maurice Jarre’s musical score. Every performance stands out, with Paul Scofield being particularly noteworthy. It’s somewhat astonishing that the movie didn’t garner more recognition from t…

As liberation nears for Paris in 1944, a German officer (Paul Scofield) organizes a train to transport valuable French artwork to Germany. A group of Resistance members, including engineer Labiche, portrayed by Burt Lancaster, plan to prevent this from happening. Jeanne Moreau appears as the proprietor of a hotel. “The Train,” released in 1964, is a black and white war film that shares a distinctive feel with othe…