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AZ8theist

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3. If you want unreal special effects, I recommend "The Train" starring Burt Lancaster.

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Mon May 4, 2026, 02:32 AM

Monday

A John Frankenheimer directed black and white WWII action film from 1964, featured ACTUAL TRAINS being wrecked.
Spectacular multi camera shots of the crashes were simply incredible.

No CGI, no AI, just actual trains being crashed on purpose. They also used real dynamite to blow up a rail yard to simulate an allied bombing raid. The French Railways needed to upgrade the yard to a new gauge, so allowed it to be blown up for the film.

Well worth a watch.

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