In 1933, during the Depression, Shack the brutal conductor of the number 19 train has a personal vendetta against the best train hopping hobo tramp in the Northwest, A No. 1.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Lee Marvin | ... | A No. 1 | |
| Ernest Borgnine | ... | Shack | |
| Keith Carradine | ... | Cigaret | |
| Charles Tyner | ... | Cracker | |
| Malcolm Atterbury | ... | Hogger | |
| Simon Oakland | ... | Policeman | |
| Harry Caesar | ... | Coaly | |
| Hal Baylor | ... | Yardman's Helper | |
| Matt Clark | ... | Yardlet | |
| Elisha Cook Jr. | ... | Gray Cat (as Elisha Cook) | |
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Joe Di Reda | ... | Dinger (as Joe di Reda) |
| Liam Dunn | ... | Smile | |
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Diane Dye | ... | Girl in Water |
| Robert Foulk | ... | Conductor | |
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Jim Goodwin | ... | Fakir (as James Goodwin) |
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It is during the great depression in the US, and the land is full of people who are now homeless. Those people, commonly called "hobos", are truly hated by Shack (Borgnine), a sadistical railway conductor who swore that no hobo will ride his train for free. Well, no-one but "A" Number One (Lee Marvin), who is ready to put his life at stake to become a local legend - as the first person who survived the trip on Shack's notorious train. Written by Brian Peterson calyooper@email.com
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
24 May 1973 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$3,705,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Lyrics by Hal David
Music by Frank De Vol
Sung by Marty Robbins
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Sam Peckinpah replaced Martin Ritt as director. Then, Robert Aldrich replaced Sam Peckinpah. Martin Ritt was originally slated to direct but was fired from the production. Sam Peckinpah was approached next but he couldn't agree with the producers on money. The project was then offered to, and accepted by, Robert Aldrich, who had previously directed the film's two top-billed leads, Lee Marvin and Ernest Borgnine, in The Dirty Dozen (1967) around six years earlier. See more »Goofs
In the early part of the climactic fight scene, the blood on Shack's right shoulder appears and disappears several times between shots. See more »Alternate Versions
All UK versions are cut by 3 secs by the BBFC to remove shots of 2 men being hit with a live chicken during a fight scene. See more »Soundtracks
A Man and a TrainLyrics by Hal David
Music by Frank De Vol
Sung by Marty Robbins
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This has to be one of the finest photographed movies ever made. When you view this movie, you feel as though you are right there taking part in it. I have never felt this way about any other movie. Joseph Biroc was the best! The action in this movie is very real. Not like todays "special effects" that viewers crave. What happens here seems very real and un staged. When you have a good story to tell, you don't need gimmicks and "special effects". Of course having Lee Marvin and Ernest Borgnine as the 2 main stars helps. What actors alive today could match those two legends? They didn't need stunt doubles and stand ins! These were "real men".