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Runaway Train

Duration: 1 hour, 51 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland

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. Show less

Contributors

Oscar 'Manny' Manheim:
Jon Voight
Buck McGeehy:
Eric Roberts
Frank Barstow:
Kyle T Heffner
Warden Ranken:
John P Ryan
Dave Prince:
T K Carter
Eddie MacDonald:
Kenneth McMillan
Producer:
Yoram Globus
Producer:
Menahem Golan
Composer:
Trevor Jones
Director of photography:
Alan Hume

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