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Accidents - Disasters - Fires - Floods - Tragedies

Mar. 03, 1964 - An Explosion Which Costs 5.000 Francs A Minute: At noon today the Gargenville disabled railway station was shaken by the tremors of a series of 140 explosions; Technicians were reconstructing the bombing of a German train during the last War for the filming of The Train starring Burt Lancaster. More than a kilometer of tranches had been dug to control the differents explosions. Moreover three holes had been provided for the technicians and six more for the cameras which filmed the blasting. Photo shows Wreckages of a German stand still after the gigantic explosion which will be the climax of The Train

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13246638
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47009649
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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