Death Train (2006)
"Im Auftrag des Vatikans" (original title)

Lasko, a soldier-turned-monk, must use his combat skills again when terrorists threaten to unleash a deadly virus on a train full of Christian pilgrims.

Director:

Diethard Küster

Writers:

Gunar Hochheiden (story), Dieter Tarnowski (screenplay)

Stars:

Arnold Vosloo, Mathis Landwehr, Stephan Bieker

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Arnold Vosloo	...	Lennart
Mathis Landwehr	...	Lasko
Stephan Bieker	...	Gladius
Ken Bones	...	Saratoga
Simon Dutton	...	Matthias
Michelle MacErlean	...	Zandi
Steve Nicolson	...	Leiter
Amerjit Deu	...	Chander
Bettina Lamprecht	...	Sandra
Joey Stetz	...	Joey
Mario Irrek	...	Jurek
Jef Bayonne	...	Ben
Waldemar Kobus	...	Blinder
Oliver Marlo	...	Begleitung des Blinden
Annett Culp	...	Officer Müller (as Annett Mohamed)

Storyline

Lasko, a soldier-turned-monk, must use his combat skills again when terrorists threaten to unleash a deadly virus on a train full of Christian pilgrims.

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Plot Keywords:

exploding helicopter

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Taglines:

A full-throttle action adventure.

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Genres:

Action

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 March 2006 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Death Train

Filming Locations:

Cologne, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Action Concept

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

In the closing sequences of the movie, when Lasko is uncoupling the carriages, there is no sign of any cables, hoses, or other means of conveying the air-conditioning or alarm system between carriages. Since the plot depends heavily on those items, this is important.

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Connections

Followed by Lasko - The Fist of God (2009)

User Reviews

Rather good action and characters

This was a pretty good action movie with believable characters, given the genre. The ex- soldier Lasko sick of death and hiding out in a monastery (Mathis Landwehr) reluctantly takes up the gauntlet to be the Vatican's point man in a struggle against terrorists centered on a train bearing pilgrims from Cologne Germany to Lourdes.

You also have a deadly virus, helicopters, explosions, martial arts fights in and on top of the moving train, rockets, guns, knives, the works. Pretty good pyrotechnics too. The single most unbelievable thing in the plot is when a henchman parks his truck right across the tracks while waiting to pick up the bad guys, anticipating the train will stop before it hits him, thinking the bad guys control the engine. I cannot believe anyone would not simply have parked a few meters away, just off the tracks. Too stupid to believe even of idiots.

I could more readily swallow Vatican secret agents than that incident, though who knows. There were military orders of monks during the crusades.

Mathis Landwehr looks to be in great shape in the early scenes when he is shirtless. He has a fine physique: lean but muscular and looks completely believable as a martial artist.

I hope they do a sequel, as the title suggests. In English it was Lasko:Death Train. That suggests Lasko: the Next Adventure. I would watch it.