A train with hostages is stolen in Bremen, Germany. It's heading south through Europe with a nuclear bomb. A UN crime-fighting task force is in charge of stopping it in cooperation with local military and police.
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| Pierce Brosnan | ... | Mike Graham | |
| Patrick Stewart | ... | Malcolm Philpott | |
| Alexandra Paul | ... | Sabrina Carver | |
| Ted Levine | ... | Alex Tierney | |
| Christopher Lee | ... | General Benin | |
| John Abineri | ... | Leitzig | |
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Nic D'Avirro | ... | Rodenko |
| Clarke Peters | ... | Whitlock | |
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Andreas Jung | ... | Kolchinsky (as Andreas Sportelli) |
| Ron Berglas | ... | Roger Flint | |
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Vili Matula | ... | Sigi |
| Lorrie Marlow | ... | Yolanda | |
| Terrence Hardiman | ... | German Commander | |
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Bill Leadbitter | ... | Rosie |
| Daniel Stewart | ... | Tretyak | |
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A German scientist has aided an ex-Soviet General in constructing a nuclear weapon, which is now in the possession of an American mercenary, heading across Europe in a hijacked goods train. Malcolm Philpott, a member of U.N.A.C.O., (United Nations Anti Crime Organization) must use a team of hand-picked Agents from various parts of the globe to stop this death train at all costs. Written by James Allan <alland@globalnet.co.uk>
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14 April 1993 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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The locomotive that was hijacked in Bremen is actually a Slovenian type 642. See more »Goofs
When both Tierney and Benin fire their silenced weapons at the rail yard, the gunshot heard is a loud bang. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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TV thriller made in the early ninties starring heavyweights such as "Pierce Brosnan" desperate for a Bond type actionner (yet can't seem to handle any action sequence), Christopher Lee (in perhaps his most boring role ever) and Patrick Stewart (who appears to be doing this for the money).
Chris Lee is funding the transportation of a nuclear warhead to Iraq so that he can lead the Russians to re-claim the warhead by conquering Iraq (despite the fact that Russia were in league with Iraqis anyway - that's why the US funded Iraq's leadership at the time with chemical weaponary, etc).
The plot is paperthin, I still don't understand why the a-bomb has to be transported via train. I don't understand how doing a "media" job will allow Chris Lee's "Iron" man of Russia to become a leader for Russia.
The train also keeps stopping, the SWAT team are silly and there are too many breaks for obilitary adverts for Coca-Cola or Pepsi, or whatever the hell that Baywatch lady drinks.
Its too long, too boring and annoying.
Overall: 1/10.