Silver Streak

"By train, by plane, by the edge of your seat - It's the most hilarious suspense ride of your life!"

1976 1h 54m EN

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★6.7TMDB · 378

ComedyCrimeRomanceThrillerAction

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A somewhat daffy book editor on a rail trip from Los Angeles to Chicago thinks that he sees a murdered man thrown from the train. When he can find no one who will believe him, he starts doing some investigating of his own. But all that accomplishes is to get the killer after him.

“By train, by plane, by the edge of your seat - It's the most hilarious suspense ride of your life!”

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Cast

Gene Wilder
George Caldwell
Jill Clayburgh
Hildegard 'Hilly' Burns
Richard Pryor
Grover Muldoon
Patrick McGoohan
Roger Devereau
Ned Beatty
Bob Sweet
Clifton James
Sheriff Chauncey
Ray Walston
Mr. Edgar Whiney
Stefan Gierasch
Professor Schreiner & Johnson

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Arthur Hiller
Writers: Colin Higgins
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 7.9× over at the box office.

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ERA

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50 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Arthur Hiller, shot by David M. Walsh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Henry Mancini. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor David Bretherton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Gene Wilder and Jill Clayburgh and Richard Pryor carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "By train, by plane, by the edge of your seat - It's the most hilarious suspense ride of your life!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0075223 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Arthur Hiller directs. David M. Walsh behind the camera. Henry Mancini scores. David Bretherton cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 7.9× over at the box office.
250 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Arthur Hiller, shot by David M. Walsh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Henry Mancini. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor David Bretherton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Gene Wilder and Jill Clayburgh and Richard Pryor carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "By train, by plane, by the edge of your seat - It's the most hilarious suspense ride of your life!".
8IMDB entry: tt0075223 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: David M. Walsh
Original score: Henry Mancini
Editing: David Bretherton
Production design: Alfred Sweeney
Makeup / hair: William Tuttle
Stunt coordinator: Mickey Gilbert
Runtime: 114 min · 1h 54m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $6,500,000
Box office: $51,100,000
Return: 786% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Silver Streak (1976)

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Wuchak2023-04-11
★ 8/10
Drama, romance, crime, mystery, comedy, adventure, suspense and action on a train A book editor traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago by rail (Gene Wilder) supposedly witnesses a crime while partying with a secretary (Jill Clayburgh). He suddenly finds himself embroiled in a dangerous conspiracy. Richard Pryor plays a helpful thief, Ned Beatty a passenger, Patrick McGoohan a smooth art expert, Richard Kiel a heavy and Len Birman a cop. "Silver Streak” (1976) meshes Hitchcockian murder thriller with the amusing antics of Wilder and Pryor for an entertaining train flick. As my title blurb states, it expertly mixes genres into a fun and compelling rail ride. If you like train flicks like "Runaway Train" (1985), "Transiberian" (2008), "Train" (2008), “Night Train” (2009), "Beyond the Door III" (1989), “The Cassandra Crossing” (1976), “Breakheart Pass” (1975) and “Horror Express” (1972) you’ll also enjoy this one. It’s as good or better than most of ’em. It just includes amusement along with the life-or-death thrills à la the 80’s Indiana Jones adventures. The film runs 1 hour, 54 minutes, and was shot in SoCal, including Century City (studio), Union Station in Los Angeles, South Pasadena (New Mexico train stop), the Mojave Desert (the ranch with the plane) and Brea (the redneck sheriff’s office), as well as Alberta (the prairie scenes), Locust Hill in Ontario, Union Station in Toronto and Northwestern Station in Chicago. GRADE: A-/B+

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