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Silver Streak

  • 6.9 /10

  • 350

  • 77%

Plot

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.

Cast

Gene Wilder as George Caldwell
Gene Wilder

as George Caldwell

Jill Clayburgh as Hildegard 'Hilly' Burns
Jill Clayburgh

as Hildegard 'Hilly' Burns

Richard Pryor as Grover Muldoon
Richard Pryor

as Grover Muldoon

Patrick McGoohan as Roger Devereau
Patrick McGoohan

as Roger Devereau

Ned Beatty as Bob Sweet
Ned Beatty

as Bob Sweet

Clifton James as Sheriff Chauncey
Clifton James

as Sheriff Chauncey

Ray Walston as Mr. Edgar Whiney
Ray Walston

as Mr. Edgar Whiney

Stefan Gierasch as Professor Schreiner & Johnson
Stefan Gierasch

as Professor Schreiner & Johnson

Len Birman as Chief
Len Birman

as Chief

Valerie Curtin as Plain Jane
Valerie Curtin

as Plain Jane

Movie Facts

Rated

  • PG

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • December 3, 1976

Production Companies

  • Frank Yablans Presentations

  • Miller-Milkis Productions

  • 20th Century Fox

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $6,500,000.00

Revenue

  • $51,100,000.00

Runtime

  • 1.90 hrs

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Reviews

**_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 e…