Runaway Train / Поезд-беглец
8 November, Thursday, 6 pm, Apollo Picadilly Cinema, London
1985, USA, 100 min Drama
Director Andrei Konchalovsky
Scriptwriters Paul Zindel, Akira Kurosawa, Djordje Milicevic and Edward Bunker
Camera Alan Hume
Music Trevor Jones
Editing Henry Richardson
Starring Jon Voight, Eric Roberts, Rebecca De Mornay, Kyle Heffner and John P. Rayan
Producer Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus
Production Company Golan-Globus Production, Cannon Group
Awards Cannes Film Festival 1986, competitive program
Oscar-85 nominations: John Voight – «Best Actor», Eric Roberts – «Best Supporting Actor», Henry Richardson – «Best Editing»
«Golden Globe – 1985, «Best Actor» (John Voight)
synopsis
Based on a screenplay by Akira Kurosawa.
Set in Alaska, the film stars Manny, a dangerous recidivist (Jon Voight), and his cellmate Buck (Eric Roberts) who escape from a maximum security prison across the icy wilderness. To complete their break for freedom the fugitives hop on board a freight train. However, when the train driver drops dead from a heart attack, they find themselves trapped, hurtling at a crazy speed towards disaster...
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