Factual error: Near the end of the movie, the prisoners are on the front of the locomotive with the German officer. The colonel is in the cab with the engineer and says "10 miles an hour, no more." Germans use metric - so the speed should've been given in kilometers per hour.
The Train (1964)
1 factual error - chronological order
Directed by: John Frankenheimer, Arthur Penn
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield, Jeanne Moreau, Suzanne Flon
Continuity mistake: Le Biche uses a pair of pliers to get the pipe out, but as he pulls the pipe out they vanish.
Papa Boule: Renoir... I knew a girl who modeled for Renoir... She smelled of paint.
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Answer: In several location throughout France, from Paris to Mertz, with many scenes being filmed on location. You can find more details on IMDB or Wikipedia.
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