Screen on the Green at the San Diego Museum of Art
Grab a picnic, a blanket, and a few friends for our film series under the stars on the east lawn adjacent to the Museum. Be sure to arrive early to grab a good seat on the lawn!
The Train is a 1964 war movie directed by John Frankenheimer from a story and screenplay by Franklin Coen and Frank Davis, based on the non-fiction book and Le front de l’art by Rose Valland. It stars Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield and Jeanne Moreau.
Set in 1944, the film sets Resistance-member Labiche (Lancaster) against German Col. von Waldheim (Scofield), who is attempting to ship art masterpieces from a French museum to Germany.
All films begin at sundown, approximately 8 p.m.