Runaway Train
Turkish title: Firar treni
“Desperate, and determined to survive.”
1985 · 1 h 51 min
Directed by 
Andrei Konchalovsky
Andrei KonchalovskyCast
Jon Voight 
Eric Roberts Rebecca De Mornay
Credits
Written by: 
Akira Kurosawa
Plot
Based on a script by Akira Kurosawa, two escaped convicts are trapped on a runaway locomotive in an Alaskan winter.
Sinekatalog’s take
Andrei Konchalovsky's thriller strands two convicts on a brakeless locomotive through the Alaskan snow. Jon Voight and Eric Roberts are intense, and the film is relentless, bleak and thrilling.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (37,688 votes)
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