Runaway Train

Two convicts break out of Stonehaven Prison in the dead of winter, boarding a freight train with the intention of getting as far away as possible before their notoriously sadistic warden finds out. But the brakes fail and the driver has a heart attack, sending hundreds of tons of metal hurtling through the snowy Alaskan wastes at terrifying and unstoppable speed.

Based on a script by Akira Kurosawa (Seven Samurai), with hardboiled prison slang added by real-life ex-con Edward Bunker (Mr Blue in Reservoir Dogs), this riveting thriller also boasts Oscar-nominated performances from Jon Voight and Eric Roberts with Voight playing spectacularly against type as a criminal so vicious that he served much of his sentence welded into his cell.

Combining electrifying action with constant psychological tension (the only surviving member of the train crew is a young, inexperienced woman), Runaway Train is one of cinema’s great thrill-rides.

Special Features:

High Definition transfer of the film prepared by MGM for the Cannes Classics Film Festival premiere
High Definition Blu-ray and Standard Definition DVD presentation of the film
Optional English SDH Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
From Thespian to Fugitive Star Jon Voight shares his memories of his Academy Award-nominated role
Running on Empty An Interview with director Andrei Konchalovsky
The Calm Before the Chaos Co-star Kyle T. Heffner remembers Runaway Train
Original Trailer
Booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic Michael Brooke and a new interview with Runaway Trains Production Designer Stephen Marsh conducted by Calum Waddell, illustrated with rare behind-the-scenes production images

1985

PG-13

027616701824

Drama Section

Movie

Obras-Primas do Suspense Vol. 2

83

7.2

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1.85:1

112

United States

1998-03-31

MPEG-2 (H.262)

2.35:1

4.7 GB (DVD)

1

1

Keep Case

~$22.42

2026-03-23

2018-02-07 21:33:09