Re: Atomic Train

["David Martin" <d_martin@mountains.net.au>]

How about Von Ryan's Express?
Haven't seen it for YEARS, but seem to recall it was good.


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David Bromage <dbromage@omni.com.au> wrote in message
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> Peter Deighan wrote:
> > What was the one set in Alaska, directed I think by Kurosawa and
> > shot by a famous Russian cinematographer?
> >
> > Was it Runaway Train?
>
> Yes, starring John Voight, Eric Roberts (Julia's brother) and Rebecca De
> Mornay. Some nice actions sequences on rail, but not much plot. Two
> escaped convicts and a female railway worker find themselves trapped on
> a train with no brakes and nobody driving. Some of the action sequences
> (e.g. running a weak bridge at high speed) are almost exact copies of
> scenes from Runaway!, a 1973 TV movie about (you guessed it) a runaway
> train. Runaway! was much more enjoyable.
>
> Cheers
> David