Silver Streak
“By train, by plane, by the edge of your seat - It's the most hilarious suspense ride of your life!”
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Cast
Gene Wilder 
Richard Pryor 
Jill Clayburgh 
Patrick McGoohan 
Ned Beatty 
Clifton James
Credits
Written by: Colin Higgins
Plot
A somewhat daffy book editor on a rail trip from Los Angeles to Chicago thinks that he sees a murdered man thrown from the train. When he can find no one who will believe him, he starts doing some investigating of his own.
Sinekatalog’s take
A mild-mannered man sees something terrible on a train and nobody believes him. It blends comedy, romance and suspense with a cheerful rhythm, and the chemistry between the leads is great. A very enjoyable old-fashioned caper.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.9 / 10 (23,811 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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