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Narrow Margin

Narrow Margin

It will take you to the edge of suspense.

19906.51h 37m

Overview

An L.A. District Attorney attempts to take an unwilling murder witness back to the United States to testify against a top-level mob boss. Frantically attempting to escape two deadly hitmen sent to silence her, they board a Vancouver-bound train only to discover that the killers are onboard with them. For the next 20 hours, as the train hurls through the beautiful but isolated Canadian wilderness, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues in which their ability to tell friend from foe is a matter of life and death.

Directed by Peter Hyams
Written by Earl Felton, Martin Goldsmith, Jack Leonard
Produced by Jonathan A. Zimbert
Box OfficeBudget: $17.5MRevenue: $10.9M

Top Cast

Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman

Robert Caulfield

Anne Archer

Anne Archer

Carol Hunnicut

James B. Sikking

James B. Sikking

Nelson

Harris Yulin

Harris Yulin

Leo Watts

J. T. Walsh

J. T. Walsh

Michael Tarlow

M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

Sergeant Dominick Benti

Susan Hogan

Susan Hogan

Kathryn Weller

Nigel Bennett

Nigel Bennett

Jack Wootton

J.A. Preston

J.A. Preston

Martin Larner

B

B.A. 'Smitty' Smith

Keller

Themes & Keywords

witness protectionnight trainjump from train

About Narrow Margin

Narrow Margin is a action, thriller, crime, mystery film released in 1990 exploring themes of witness protection, night train, jump from train. Directed by Peter Hyams, it stars Gene Hackman, Anne Archer, James B. Sikking. An L.A. District Attorney attempts to take an unwilling murder witness back to the United States to testify against a top-level mob boss. Frantically attempting to escape two deadly hitmen sent to silence her, they board a Vancouver-bound train only to discover that the killers are onboard with them. For the next 20 hours, as the train hurls through the beautiful but isolated Canadian wilderness, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues in which their ability to tell friend from foe is a matter of life and death.

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