Runaway! (TV 1973)

A group of skiers are trapped inside a runaway train hurtling down a mountainside.

Director:

David Lowell Rich

Writer:

Gerald Di Pego

Stars:

Ben Johnson, Ben Murphy, Ed Nelson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ben Johnson	...	Holly Gibson
Ben Murphy	...	Les Reever
Ed Nelson	...	Nick Staffo
Darleen Carr	...	Carol Lerner
Lee Montgomery	...	Mark Shedd (as Lee H. Montgomery)
Martin Milner	...	John Shedd
Vera Miles	...	Ellen
Ray Danton	...	Prof. Jack Dunn
Frank Marth	...	Dispatcher
Bing Russell	...	Fireman
John McLiam	...	Conductor
Lou Frizzell	...	Brakeman
Frank Maxwell	...	Chief Dispatcher
Kip Niven	...	College Man
Laurette Spang	...	Coed

Storyline

A group of skiers are trapped inside a runaway train hurtling down a mountainside.

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Plot Keywords:

runaway train | railway | skiing | accident

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Genres:

Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 September 1973 (USA)

Also Known As:

Attentato al Trans American Express

Filming Locations:

Denver, Colorado, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

73 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Put The Brakes On This

Ah yes disaster movies a favourite film genre of the 1970s when megastars and prestigious character actors would all slum together on a film featuring lots of exciting and spectacular deaths . RUNAWAY is a disaster movie ( Well TVM ) from the 1970s but suffers from three major flaws :

1 ) There`s no megastars

2 ) With the exception of Ben Johnson there`s no prestigious character actors

3 ) There`s very little in the way of spectacular or exciting deaths

In many ways RUNAWAY is like THE CASSANDRA CROSSING without the megastars , prestigious character actors or shootouts . Oh well it could have been worse

• It could have lasted a lot longer than 70 minutes