Trains: Two Centuries of Innovation(2017)
Trains : Deux Siècles d'innovation
Trains: Two Centuries of Innovation Synopsis
Nearly 200 years ago, the train revolutionized our lives. It redrew the maps of states and nations, and changed concepts of distance and time like no other invention before. What visionaries imagined the development of the railroad? How did we get from the first chugging locomotives to the smooth giants of speed we see today? How does France's extensive rail network keep running smoothly, 24/7?
Trains: Two Centuries of Innovation (2017) is a documentary, history and tv movie film directed by Sigrid Clément, released on February 23, 2017. It stars Cédric Allard, Clive Lamming, Philippe Hérissé and Christophe Keseljevic.
- Director:
- Sigrid Clément
- Writers:
- Mathurin Ray, Cyrille Massey, Sigrid Clément
- Production:
- Galaxie, RMC Découverte
- Status:
- Released
Trains: Two Centuries of Innovation Cast & Crew
Main cast
- Cédric Allard
Cédric Allard
as Narrator (voice)
Clive Lamming
as Self - Railway historian
- Philippe Hérissé
Philippe Hérissé
as Self - Engineer, train transportation expert
- Christophe Keseljevic
Christophe Keseljevic
as Self - Railway expert
- Michèle Merger
Michèle Merger
as Self - Researcher and historian
Philippe Mirville
as Self - President of the French national railway museum
- Laurent Quessette
Laurent Quessette
as Self - Jurist, railway expert
- Jean-Marie Duthilleul
Jean-Marie Duthilleul
as Self - Architect, train station expert
- Jean-Claude Lustyk
Jean-Claude Lustyk
as Self - TGV driver
Key crew
Directed by Sigrid Clément, written by Mathurin Ray, Cyrille Massey and Sigrid Clément.
Explore more Documentary titles
You may also like
Titanic: The Digital Resurrection
2025
Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron
2017
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019
Lumière!
2016
Behind the Planet of the Apes
1998
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
2014
The Making of Star Wars
1977
David Bowie: The Last Five Years
2017
Andre the Giant
2018
The Bloody Hundredth
2024
Apollo: Missions to the Moon
2019
The Extraordinary Voyage
2011
Capitalism: A Love Story
2009
MARS: Inside SpaceX
2018
Shoah
1985
Apollo 13: Survival
2024
Alone in the Wilderness
2004
Zeitgeist: The Movie
2007
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024
Red Army
2015
Movies similar to Trains: Two Centuries of Innovation
Mikado
2024
Roland Emmerich - Weltenzerstörer, Weltenerbauer
2025
The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat
1896
Schindler's List
1993
Grizzly Man
2005
Berlin: Symphony of a Great City
1927
WINHANGANHA
2023
Reichsbahn unterm Hakenkreuz
2010
China's Last Little Train
2014
Inquietas
2025
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022
Faces Places
2017
Alain Delon, a unique portrait
2015
È pericoloso esporsi
2024
The Diary of a Projectionist
2022
Vivre dans l'Allemagne en guerre
2020
Titanic's Fatal Fire
2017
Great Balls of Fire!
1989
Benching: The Art of Watching Trains
2018
François Hollande, le mal-aimé
2017
Trains: Two Centuries of Innovation – Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I watch Trains: Two Centuries of Innovation online?
+
Trains: Two Centuries of Innovation (2017) is available to stream on SFR Play. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
Who stars in Trains: Two Centuries of Innovation?
+
The main cast of Trains: Two Centuries of Innovation (2017) includes Cédric Allard, Clive Lamming, Philippe Hérissé, Christophe Keseljevic and Michèle Merger. The film was directed by Sigrid Clément. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
When was Trains: Two Centuries of Innovation released?
+
Trains: Two Centuries of Innovation was released on February 23, 2017.