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It will take you to the edge of suspense.
Sep 21, 1990 · 1h 37m
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Action
Thriller
Crime
Mystery

PLOT

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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CAST

Gene Hackman
Robert Caulfield
Anne Archer
Carol Hunnicut
James B. Sikking
Nelson
Harris Yulin
Leo Watts
J.T. Walsh
Michael Tarlow
M. Emmet Walsh
Sergeant Dominick Benti
Susan Hogan
Kathryn Weller
Nigel Bennett
Jack Wootton
Directed by Peter Hyams

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$17,500,000
Revenue
$10,900,000
Production
Carolco Pictures
Country
US

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