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.
Directed by Peter Hyams
witness protection
night train
jump from train
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IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.3 / 5
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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
J.A. Preston
Martin Larner
Codie Lucas Wilbee
Nicholas
Antony Holland
Elderly Man
Kevin McNulty
James Dahlbeck
Crew
Peter Hyams
Director
Peter Hyams
Writer
Bruce Broughton
Original Music Composer
Peter Hyams
Director of Photography
Mario Kassar
Executive Producer
Andrew G. Vajna
Executive Producer
Scott Martin Gershin
Sound Editor
Kevin Hearst
Sound Editor
Glenn R. Wilder
Stunt Coordinator
Melissa R. Stubbs
Stunt Double
Doc Duhame
Stunts
Scott Nicholson
Stunts
Popular Reviews
7 reviews
Lucas
7.0★ · 11/20/25
Straightforward but very well made action/thriller. The train set is used superbly and adds some nice suspense and some cool shots and stunts.
Highly entertaining throughout and Gene Hackman is obvi amazing. The way some elements get resolved can feel a little underwhelming though
Straightforward but very well made action/thriller. The train set is used superbly and adds some nice suspense and some cool shots and stunts.
Highly entertaining throughout and Gene Hackman is obvi amazing. The way some elements get resolved can feel a little underwhelming though