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Runaway Train
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Runaway Train is a 1985 American action, adventure, and drama film directed by Andrei Konchalovsky. The screenplay was written by Paul Zindel, Edward Bunker, Akira Kurosawa, and Hideo Oguni. The cast includes Jon Voight, Eric Roberts, Rebecca De Mornay, and Kyle T. Heffner. Trevor Jones composed the music, and Alan Hume served as director of photography. The film was produced by Yoram Globus, Menahem Golan, and Henry T. Weinstein, with Weinstein also serving as executive producer.
The narrative is set in Alaska, where the story takes place on a train. Filming occurred in Alaska. The movie has a runtime of 111 minutes and was originally released in English. It was distributed by The Cannon Group and Netflix, with distribution available via video on demand. The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions, and Northbrook Films were involved in production. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor, Best Actor, and Best Film Editing, as well as a Golden Globe nomination for Best Motion Picture – Drama. It won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama.
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Film · TMDB
7.0A 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.
Cast
- Jon Voight as Oscar 'Manny' Manheim
- Eric Roberts as Buck
- Rebecca De Mornay as Sara
- Kyle T. Heffner as Frank Barstow
- John P. Ryan as Ranken
- T.K. Carter as Dave Prince
Themes
- attempt to escape
- train accident
- prison warden
- prison escape
- alaska
- train
- freezing
- anxious
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- adventure film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Andrei Konchalovsky
- Screenwriter
- Ryūzō Kikushima
- Cast member
- Hank Worden
- Composer
- Trevor Jones
- Producer
- Henry T. Weinstein
- Production company
- The Cannon Group
- Cinematographer
- Alan Hume
- Narrative location
- Alaska
- Filming location
- Alaska
- Duration
- 110
- FilmAffinity ID
- 985935
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1986-01-17
- title
- Runaway Train
- executive producer
- Henry T. Weinstein
- distributed by
- Netflix
- set in environment
- train
- review score
- 67/100
- capital cost
- 9000000
- box office
- 7683620
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