TGV, génie français du rail

Nov 28, 2022

★ 7.5

Overview

Genres

Documentary

TV Movie

Production Companies

RMC Films

RMC Production

RMC Découverte

Mediawan Thematics

TGV, génie français du rail Trailers

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Cast

Narrator (voice)

Olivier Jankovic

Self - TGV program manager, 1982-2000

François Lacôte

Self - Vice-president, Grande Vitesse Alstom

Laurent Jarsalé

Self - Project director, TGV M

David Goeres

Self - Aerodynamics engineer, SNCF

Éliane Allain

Self - Consultant editor, Railway Gazette International

Murray Hughes

Self - Historian

Clive Lamming

Self - TGV project manager, 1976-1981

Jean-Marie Metzler

Self (archive footage)

Jacques Cooper

Self (archive footage)

Jean Bertin

Self (archive footage)

Georges Pompidou

Self - Honorary engineer, SNCF Réseau

Christian Courtois

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7.4

Re-Births

Dec 1, 2017

A documentary film depicting five intimate portraits of migrants who fled their country of origin to seek refuge in France and find a space of freedom where they can fully experience their sexuality and their sexual identity: Giovanna, woman transgender of Colombian origin, Roman, Russian transgender man, Cate, Ugandan lesbian mother, Yi Chen, young Chinese gay man…

7.1

The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat

Jun 30, 1896

A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at some distance, and eventually stops at the platform. Doors of the railway-cars open and attendants help passengers off and on. Popular legend has it that, when this film was shown, the first-night audience fled the café in terror, fearing being run over by the "approaching" train. This legend has since been identified as promotional embellishment, though there is evidence to suggest that people were astounded at the capabilities of the Lumières' cinématographe.

0.0

Building the Channel Tunnel

Jun 12, 2019

The Channel Tunnel linking Britain with France is one of the seven wonders of the modern world but what did it take to build the longest undersea tunnel ever constructed? We hear from the men and women, who built this engineering marvel. Massive tunnel boring machines gnawed their way through rock and chalk, digging not one tunnel but three; two rail tunnels and a service tunnel. This was a project that would be privately financed; not a penny of public money would be spent on the tunnel. Business would have to put up all the money and take all the risks. This was also a project that was blighted by flood, fire, tragic loss of life and financial bust ups. Today, it stands as an engineering triumph and a testament to what can be achieved when two nations, Britain and France put aside their historic differences and work together.

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0.0

Un jour en France

Aug 17, 2008

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0.0

Rhin et Danube

Jan 1, 1948

A documentary produced by the French armed forces which chronicles the way of France’s “1ere armée” in the second world war from the days it first crossed the Rhine in March of 1945, through the liberation of a POW-camp in Swabia, until the forces reached the Danube and the Alps at the end of the war and the day French troops marched in the victory parade in Berlin.

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5.0

The Transcontinental Railroad

Jan 27, 2003

Documentary filmmakers offer a fascinating look at one of the most spectacular engineering feats of the 19th Century as the story of the Transcontinental Railroad comes to life in a film that's sure to appeal to historians and railroad enthusiasts alike. As legions of tireless workers toiled for six years to realize the vision of shady entrepreneurs and imaginative engineers, the remarkable railway dream slowly became a reality. But not everyone was so pleased with the remarkable achievement. Despite the devastating effect that the tremendous transportation breakthrough would have on the Native American population, the lasting impact of the Transcontinental Railroad on the politics and culture of a rapidly expanding country would forever mark it as an invaluable component of the American success story.

7.6

The Gleaners and I

Jul 7, 2000

Varda focuses her eye on gleaners: those who scour already-reaped fields for the odd potato or turnip. Her investigation leads from forgotten corners of the French countryside to off-hours at the green markets of Paris, following those who insist on finding a use for that which society has cast off, whether out of necessity or activism.

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0.0

Spains Worst Rail Disaster

Nov 1, 2013

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7.1

A Year in Burgundy

Jan 26, 2013

This documentary follows seven wine-making families in the Burgundy region of France, delving into the cultural and creative process of making wine. You'll never look at wine the same way again.

6.6

When Trumpets Fade

Jun 27, 1998

In WWII Western Germany, Private David Manning reluctantly leaves behind a mortally wounded fellow soldier and searches for survivors from his platoon, only to learn from commanding officer Captain Pritchett that they have all been killed in action. Despite requesting a discharge on the grounds of mental disability, Manning is promoted to sergeant and assigned to lead a new platoon of young inductees.

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0.0

ICE - Der neue Zug

Jan 1, 1987

Short documentary about the new ICE. On March 19, 1985, the ICE was officially handed over to the Bundesbahn at Krupp in Essen during a rollout ceremony attended by invited guests, experts and media representatives.

6.6

Bertrand's Farm

Jan 31, 2024

1972 in Haute-Savoie (France) : the Bertrand's farm, with a hundred dairy cows owned by three bachelor brothers, is filmed for the first time. In 1997, they were the subject of Gilles Perret's first movie, as they let their farm to their nephew Patrick and his wife Hélène. Nowadays, 25 years later, Gilles Perret take another look at this farm, managed by Hélène who will step down. Through their words, an intimate, social and economic history of the rural world.

0.0

Danielle Mitterrand, une certaine idée de la France

Mar 9, 2019

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6.7

All Quiet on the Western Front

Nov 14, 1979

At the start of World War I, Paul Baumer is a young German patriot, eager to fight. Indoctrinated with propaganda at school, he and his friends eagerly sign up for the army soon after graduation. But when the horrors of war soon become too much to bear, and as his friends die or become gravely wounded, Paul questions the sanity of fighting over a few hundreds yards of war-torn countryside.

0.0

Quintinshill: Britain's Deadliest Rail Disaster

May 20, 2015

Neil Oliver describes the worst ever railway accident in the UK, which happened a hundred years ago on 22 May 1915, in which three trains collided at Quintinshill near Gretna Green. One of the trains was a troop train taking soldiers to fight in World War I at the Battle of Gallipoli: many of the dead were in this train which caught fire due to escaped gas from the archaic gas lighting in the carriages. The cause of the crash was attributed to a catastrophic signalman's error, but Neil examines whether there were other contributory factors and whether there was a cover-up to prevent investigation of them, making convenient scapegoats of the signalmen.

0.0

Faire famille

May 31, 2023

What's it like to "make a family" when you're not part of the traditional hetero couple? Can two best buddies living on the same floor become a family? Océan and his best friend Sophie-Marie Larrouy will question their friendship, their desire for children and their ability to commit to each other, going to meet people who have made families "differently" to draw inspiration from them and invent their own model.

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Voltaire ou la liberté de penser

Jul 11, 2019

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Mazarin, les liaisons dangereuses

Oct 21, 2014

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Cast

Narrator (voice)

Olivier Jankovic

Self - TGV program manager, 1982-2000

François Lacôte

Self - Vice-president, Grande Vitesse Alstom

Laurent Jarsalé

Self - Project director, TGV M

David Goeres

Self - Aerodynamics engineer, SNCF

Éliane Allain

Self - Consultant editor, Railway Gazette International

Murray Hughes

Self - Historian

Clive Lamming

Self - TGV project manager, 1976-1981

Jean-Marie Metzler

Self (archive footage)

Jacques Cooper

Self (archive footage)

Jean Bertin

Self (archive footage)

Georges Pompidou

Self - Honorary engineer, SNCF Réseau

TGV, génie français du rail

Overview

Genres

Production Companies

TGV, génie français du rail Trailers

Cast

Olivier Jankovic

François Lacôte

Laurent Jarsalé

David Goeres

Éliane Allain

Murray Hughes

Clive Lamming

Jean-Marie Metzler

Jacques Cooper

Jean Bertin

Georges Pompidou

Christian Courtois

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Quintinshill: Britain's Deadliest Rail Disaster

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Cast

Olivier Jankovic

François Lacôte

Laurent Jarsalé

David Goeres

Éliane Allain

Murray Hughes

Clive Lamming

Jean-Marie Metzler

Jacques Cooper

Jean Bertin

Georges Pompidou

Christian Courtois