A 73-minute hostage crisis where the train is fancy but the tension is cheap.
Three armed men take over a private railroad car, determined to rob and kill the passengers.
Production
That private railroad car set is surprisingly lush for TV.
Acting
Bernie Casey elevates every scene he's in — give that man more.
Director
Harvey Hart
Ina Balin
Countess Hedy Maria Tovarese
Bernie Casey
Wendell Weaver
Andrew Duggan
Harlan Jack Garner
Dana Elcar
Hal Rodgers
Eduard Franz
Jerome Hartford
Lynda Day George
Mary Ellen Lewis
Laurence Luckinbill
Lawrence Lewis
Reni Santoni
Emil Linz
James Sloyan
Frankie Scamantino
Robert Walden
Eddie Chiario
Dennis Patrick
Dudley Stevenson
Robert Mandan
Dr. Cruikshank
Charles Lampkin
George Lincoln
Joseph V. Perry
Charlie
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Harvey Hart directed this between episodes of Columbo and The Streets of San Francisco, bringing that same glossy TV tension.
1974 was peak 'disaster movie' era — this TV quickie rode the wave of The Taking of Pelham 123's subway success but with 1/100th the budget.
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