---
title: 'Rail Pirates (1938)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Christian-Jaque'
released: '1938-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 89
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/rail-pirates-1938'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0206210/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Rail Pirates (1938)

1938 · 89 min · Drama · France

Original title: Les Pirates du rail

## Synopsis

Rail Pirates is a 1938 French adventure film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Charles Vanel, Suzy Prim and Erich von Stroheim. It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice and on location in the Camargue. The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Schild. It is based on a novel of the same title by the Belgian writer Oscar Paul Gilbert, who also contributed to the screenplay.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Christian-Jaque](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-jaque)
- **Screenplay:** [Oscar-Paul Gilbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/oscar-paul-gilbert)

## Cast

- [Simone Renant](https://cinepixo.com/people/simone-renant)
- [Lucas Gridoux](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucas-gridoux)
- [Ky Duyen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ky-duyen)
- [Doumel](https://cinepixo.com/people/doumel)
- [Charles Vanel](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-vanel)
- [Jacques Dumesnil](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-dumesnil)
- [Georges Tourreil](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-tourreil)
- [Erich von Stroheim](https://cinepixo.com/people/erich-von-stroheim)
- [Marcel Maupi](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-maupi)
- [Pierre Nay](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-nay)
- [Marcel Dalio](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-dalio)
- [Marcel André](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-andre)
- [Suzy Prim](https://cinepixo.com/people/suzy-prim)
- [Hélène Dassonville](https://cinepixo.com/people/helene-dassonville)
- [Lucien Callamand](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucien-callamand)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/rail-pirates-1938
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