The Train

Taking an interesting historical event and blowing it up to Hollywood standards while zeroing in thematically on the cost of war, John Frankenheimer’s The Train is his masterpiece. A thrilling men-on-a-mission film that expertly integrates its plot, its genre, and its theme with character to create an exciting but thoughtful WWII extravaganza. Eschewing any contemporary politics for the first time since his feature film directing debut, John Frankenheimer delivers the complete package of an ...