Other mistake: When Papa Boule kicks Labiche off his train and tells him to throw the switch (turnout) Labiche actually operates one behind the train, not in front of it.
The Train (1964)
1 other mistake
Directed by: John Frankenheimer, Arthur Penn
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield, Jeanne Moreau, Suzanne Flon
Continuity mistake: Le Biche uses a pair of pliers to get the pipe out, but as he pulls the pipe out they vanish.
Didont: With luck, no one will be hurt.
Labiche: No one's ever hurt. Just dead.
Didont: Paul, uh, have you ever seen any of those paintings on that train? I haven't. You know, when it's over, I think maybe we should take a look, hmm?
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Answer: This appears to be continuity or editing mistake where the binoculars suddenly disappear.
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