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Runaway Train

Action thriller with Jon Voight about two escaped prisoners who hide aboard a train speeding through Alaska. When the driver dies of a heart attack, the train races out of control.

Philosophical action thriller, starring Jon Voight and Eric Roberts, about two escaped prisoners who hide on board a train speeding through Alaska.

The driver suffers a fatal heart attack, and the train races out of control through the icy wilderness. With the railroad signalmen unable to stop it and a vindictive prison warden desperately pursuing them by helicopter, the train's passengers look set to face disaster.

Based on a screenplay by Akira Kurosawa.

1 hour, 51 minutes

Last on

Sat 3 Sep 2011 00:15

Credits

Role Contributor
Oscar 'Manny' Manheim Jon Voight
Buck McGeehy Eric Roberts
Sara Rebecca De Mornay
Frank Barstow Kyle T Heffner
Warden Ranken John P Ryan
Dave Prince T K Carter
Eddie MacDonald Kenneth McMillan
Director Andrei Konchalovsky
Ruby Stacey Pickren
Jonah Edward Bunker
Boxer Daniel Trejo
Writer Djordje Milicevic
Writer Paul Zindel
Writer Edward Bunker
Author Akira Kurosawa
Producer Yoram Globus
Producer Menahem Golan
Composer Trevor Jones
Director of photography Alan Hume

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