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Runaway Train

Runaway Train

Desperate, And Determined To Survive.

19857.01h 51m

Overview

A hardened convict and a younger prisoner escape from a brutal prison in the middle of winter only to find themselves on an out-of-control train with a female railway worker while being pursued by the vengeful head of security.

Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky
Written by Edward Bunker, Djordje Milicevic, Paul Zindel
Produced by Yoram Globus, Menahem Golan
Box OfficeBudget: $9.0MRevenue: $7.9M

Top Cast

Jon Voight

Jon Voight

Oscar 'Manny' Manheim

Eric Roberts

Eric Roberts

Buck

Rebecca De Mornay

Rebecca De Mornay

Sara

Kyle T. Heffner

Kyle T. Heffner

Frank Barstow

John P. Ryan

John P. Ryan

Ranken

T.K. Carter

T.K. Carter

Dave Prince

Kenneth McMillan

Kenneth McMillan

Eddie MacDonald

Stacey Pickren

Stacey Pickren

Ruby

W

Walter Wyatt

Conlan

Edward Bunker

Edward Bunker

Jonah

Themes & Keywords

attempt to escapetrain accidentprison wardenprison escapealaskatrainfreezing

About Runaway Train

Runaway Train is a action, thriller, drama, adventure film released in 1985 exploring themes of attempt to escape, train accident, prison warden, prison escape, alaska, train. Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky, it stars Jon Voight, Eric Roberts, Rebecca De Mornay. A hardened convict and a younger prisoner escape from a brutal prison in the middle of winter only to find themselves on an out-of-control train with a female railway worker while being pursued by the vengeful head of security.

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