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Desperate and Determined to Survive.
Two convicts break out of Stone haven Prison in the dead of winter, boarding a freight train with the intention of getting as far away as possible before their notoriously sadistic warden finds out. But the brakes fail and the driver has a heart attack, sending hundreds of tons of metal hurtling through the snowy Alaskan wastes at terrifying and unstoppable speed.
Based on a script by Akira Kurosawa (Seven Samurai), with hardboiled prison slang added by real-life ex-con Edward Bunker (Mr Blue in Reservoir Dogs), this riveting thriller also boasts Oscar-nominated performances from Jon Voight and Eric Roberts - with Voight playing spectacularly against type as a criminal so vicious that he served much of his sentence welded into his cell.
Combining electrifying action with constant psychological tension (the only surviving member of the train crew is a young, inexperienced woman), Runaway Train is one of cinema's great thrill-rides.
Special Features:
- High Definition transfer of the film prepared by MGM for the Cannes Classics Film Festival premiere
- High Definition Blu-ray and Standard Definition DVD presentation of the film
- Optional English SDH Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- From Thespian to Fugitive - Star Jon Voight shares his memories of his Academy Award-nominated role
- Running on Empty - An Interview with director Andrei Konchalovsky
- The Calm Before the Chaos - Co-star Kyle T. Heffner remembers Runaway Train
- Original Trailer
- Booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic Ignatiy Vishnevetsky and a new interview with Runaway Train's Production Designer Stephen Marsh conducted by Calum Waddell, illustrated with rare behind-the-scenes production images
Awards and Reviews:
-Akira Kurosawa’s lost project realised by Andrei Konchalovsky
-Golden Globe Winner! Jon Voight – Best Actor 1986
-3 Oscar Nominations!
-Cannes Palme d’Or nomination!
Cast and Crew:
Director: Andrei Konchalovsky Actors: Jon Voight, Eric Roberts, Rebecca De Mornay
- Arrow Video
- Andrei Konchalovsky
- 15
- Jon Voight
- Eric Roberts
- Rebecca De Mornay
English for the Hard of Hearing
- English
- 2
- B
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Desperate and Determined to Survive.
Two convicts break out of Stone haven Prison in the dead of winter, boarding a freight train with the intention of getting as far away as possible before their notoriously sadistic warden finds out. But the brakes fail and the driver has a heart attack, sending hundreds of tons of metal hurtling through the snowy Alaskan wastes at terrifying and unstoppable speed.
Based on a script by Akira Kurosawa (Seven Samurai), with hardboiled prison slang added by real-life ex-con Edward Bunker (Mr Blue in Reservoir Dogs), this riveting thriller also boasts Oscar-nominated performances from Jon Voight and Eric Roberts - with Voight playing spectacularly against type as a criminal so vicious that he served much of his sentence welded into his cell.
Combining electrifying action with constant psychological tension (the only surviving member of the train crew is a young, inexperienced woman), Runaway Train is one of cinema's great thrill-rides.
Special Features:
- High Definition transfer of the film prepared by MGM for the Cannes Classics Film Festival premiere
- High Definition Blu-ray and Standard Definition DVD presentation of the film
- Optional English SDH Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- From Thespian to Fugitive - Star Jon Voight shares his memories of his Academy Award-nominated role
- Running on Empty - An Interview with director Andrei Konchalovsky
- The Calm Before the Chaos - Co-star Kyle T. Heffner remembers Runaway Train
- Original Trailer
- Booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic Ignatiy Vishnevetsky and a new interview with Runaway Train's Production Designer Stephen Marsh conducted by Calum Waddell, illustrated with rare behind-the-scenes production images
Awards and Reviews:
-Akira Kurosawa’s lost project realised by Andrei Konchalovsky
-Golden Globe Winner! Jon Voight – Best Actor 1986
-3 Oscar Nominations!
-Cannes Palme d’Or nomination!
Cast and Crew:
Director: Andrei Konchalovsky Actors: Jon Voight, Eric Roberts, Rebecca De Mornay
- Arrow Video
- Andrei Konchalovsky
- 15
- Jon Voight
- Eric Roberts
- Rebecca De Mornay
English for the Hard of Hearing
- English
- 2
- B
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A1 Blu-ray!
Another excellent Blu-ray from Arrow! Picture quality is top notch; audio is crystal clear; the supplements are very informative and well done. I enjoyed this Arrow Blu-ray very much and can highly recommend it.
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