{"id":25282,"date":"2020-12-30T18:10:31","date_gmt":"2020-12-31T02:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=25282"},"modified":"2020-12-30T18:11:05","modified_gmt":"2020-12-31T02:11:05","slug":"review-train-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2020\/12\/review-train-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"The Train: Special Edition Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Train<\/em><\/strong> is an all-around well made war-thriller from director John Frankenheimer and features great performances from Burt Lancaster and Paul Scofield.<\/p>\n

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The Train<\/span>
\n(1964)
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Suspense\/Thriller, War<\/span>
\nKino Lorber | NR \u2013 133 min. \u2013 $29.95 | January 5, 2021<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 12\/30\/2020 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Director: <\/strong>John Frankenheimer
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Franklin Coen and Frank Davis (story) (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield, Jeanne Moreau, Michel Simon, Suzanne Flon, Richard Munch<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Commentaries, Theatrical Trailer
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 2.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.66
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>46.65 GB
\nTotal Bitrate: <\/strong>43.90 Mbps
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/span><\/p>\n
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Kino Lorber provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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THE MOVIE \u2014 4\u00bd\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>Paris, August 1944\u2026 with the Allied army closing in on German commander and art fanatic Colonel Franz Woldheim (PAUL SCOFIELD), he decides to steak a vast collection of rare French paintings and loads them onto a train bound for Berlin. But when a beloved French patriot is murdered while trying to sabotage Von Woldheim\u2019s scheme, Labiche (BURT LANCASTER), a stalwart member of the Resistance, vows to stop the train at any cost. Calling upon his vast arsenal of skills, Labiche unleashes a torrent of devastation and destruction\u2014loosened rails, shattered tracks and head-on collisions\u2014in an impassioned quest for justice, retribution and revenge.<\/p>\n

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Quick Hit Review: The Train<\/em><\/strong> is a highly engaging, suspense-filled war-drama and has a poignancy to it, going beyond just saving some precious art, but the symbolism they hold, in the case of this film, for the war-torn country of France. The film was directed by the great John Frankenheimer and features great performances all around, but especially Burt Lancaster and Paul Scofield as a Nazi colonel and his obsession with the paintings, basically wanting them all to himself, appreciating them beyond humanity, even the soldiers within the German army, let alone innocent civilians.<\/p>\n

I had never seen this movie before, heard of it in passing over time, and found it all around entertaining, its two-hour running time never feeling the length nor rushed, just perfectly paced courtesy of editor David Bretherton (who also worked on the 1985 comedy classic, Clue<\/em>). In regards to Frankenheimer, who apparently replaced Arthur Penn after only one day of shooting, at the behest of lead actor, Lancaster.<\/p>\n

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Behind-the-scenes intrigue aside, this is a wonderfully well-crafted war-thriller, deserving to be among the best in the genre. Sure, there are plenty of train crashes and derailments, but those only accentuate the quieter thrilling scenes and sequences, culminating with a great finale and a thoughtful final shot; a bit on-the-nose but nevertheless effective.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This comes with a matted slip cover<\/strong> and all of the features, plus one, was ported over from the Twilight Time release, including an essay booklet<\/strong> by Julie Kirgo.<\/p>\n

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