The Train

1964 film by Arthur Penn, John Frankenheimer, Bernard Farrel
Movie film Q142751
The Train
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Summary

The Train is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,968 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: John Frankenheimer[3], Arthur Penn[4]
  • Screenwriter: Franklin Coen[5], Walter Bernstein[6], Nedrick Young[7], Frank Davis[8], Howard Dimsdale[9]
  • Composer: Maurice Jarre[10]
  • Genre: thriller film[11], drama film[12], war film[13], action film[14]
  • Cast member: Burt Lancaster[15], Paul Scofield[16], Jeanne Moreau[17], Michel Simon[18], Wolfgang Preiss[19], Howard Vernon[20], Suzanne Flon[21], Richard Münch[22], Jacques Marin[23], Donald O'Brien[24], Jean-Pierre Zola[25], Arthur Brauss[26], Albert Rémy[27], Charles Millot[28]
  • Production company: United Artists[29]
  • Director of photography: Jean Tournier[30], Walter Wottitz[31]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[32]
  • Commons category: The Train (1964 film)[33]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[34]
  • Review score: 8.5/10[35], 80/100[36], 94%[37]
  • Color: black-and-white[38]
  • Country of origin: United States[39], Italy[40], France[41]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1964[42], September 24, 1964[43], October 29, 1964[44], November 6, 1964[45], March 7, 1965[46]
  • Distributed by: United Artists[47], Netflix[48]
  • Narrative location: Paris[49]
  • Main subject: World War II[50]
  • Film editor: David Bretherton[51], Gabriel Rongier[52]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[53]
  • Title: The Train[54]

Why It Matters

The Train has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 16d ago · Reubot · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['bg', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'hu', 'it', 'j
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  4. 7w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aspect ratio (w:h) → 1.66:1
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  5. 8w ago · MrRobertman · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Does the dog die? media id → 57277
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  6. 8w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → 1944, World War II, 20th century +1
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  7. 9w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 49636
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  8. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → 1944, World War II, 20th century +1
    Publication date → +1964-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1964-09-24T00:00:00Z, +1964-10-29T00:00:00Z +3
    Screenwriter → Franklin Coen, Walter Bernstein, Nedrick Young +2
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+133'}
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