Directed by:
Arthur HillerCinematography:
David M. WalshComposer:
Henry ManciniCast:
Gene Wilder, Jill Clayburgh, Richard Pryor, Patrick McGoohan, Ned Beatty, Clifton James, Ray Walston, Stefan Gierasch, Scatman Crothers, Richard Kiel (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
A book editor takes a train from Los Angeles to Chicago, looking forward to a restful trip. During the journey, he has a love affair, witnesses a murder, is accused of committing it himself by an undercover FBI agent, becomes the target of the real murderer and enlists the help of a car thief to help him save himself and his new girlfriend. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Gene Wilder](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268124_db4206.jpg)
Gene Wilder
USA
Best movies:
![Jill Clayburgh](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271605_f9014c.jpg)
Jill Clayburgh
USA
Best movies:
Griffin and Phoenix: A Love Story (1976) (TV movie)
Shy People (1987)
The Terminal Man (1974)
![Richard Pryor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267570_34060f.jpg)
Richard Pryor
USA
Best movies:
Lost Highway (1997)
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
Blue Collar (1978)
![Patrick McGoohan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267766_7436b8.jpg)
Patrick McGoohan
USA
Best movies:
Braveheart (1995)
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
The Dam Busters (1955)
![Ned Beatty](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267403_eacd77.jpg)
Ned Beatty
USA
Best movies:
Toy Story 3 (2010)
All the President's Men (1976)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
![Clifton James](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/426/426662_3838d7.jpg)
Clifton James
USA
Best movies:
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
The Untouchables (1987)
The Chase (1966)
![Ray Walston](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/294/164294072_464578.jpg)
Ray Walston
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Sting (1973)
Of Mice and Men (1992)
![Stefan Gierasch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/476/159476745_460c7b.gif)
Stefan Gierasch
USA
Best movies:
Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
The Hustler (1961)
![Scatman Crothers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271571_15ad63.jpg)
Scatman Crothers
USA
Best movies:
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
The Shining (1980)
Roots (1977) (series)
![Richard Kiel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272221_88fb33.jpg)
Richard Kiel
USA
Best movies:
Tangled (2010)
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Force 10 from Navarone (1978)
![Fred Willard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/433/162433255_14c6f7.jpg)
Fred Willard
USA
Best movies:
The Simpsons: Gone Wild (2004) (video compilation)
WALL-E (2008)
The Magic of Belle Isle (2012)
![Delos V. Smith Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/396/396147_3df8ae.jpg)
Delos V. Smith Jr.
USA
Best movies:
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Bound for Glory (1976)
An Enemy of the People (1978)
![J.A. Preston](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/093/886/93886121_614739.jpg)
J.A. Preston
USA
Best movies:
Contact (1997)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
A Few Good Men (1992)
![Henry Beckman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/929/159929144_9297ba.jpg)
Henry Beckman
Canada
Best movies:
The X-Files – File 2: Tooms (1995) (video compilation)
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
Dead Ringer (1964)
![John Daheim](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/132/160132209_363253.jpg)
John Daheim
USA
Best movies:
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Spartacus (1960)
Von Ryan's Express (1965)
![Bill Henderson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/259/160259661_127885.gif)
Bill Henderson
USA
Best movies:
Maverick (1994)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
Lee McLaughlin
USA
Best movies:
Bound for Glory (1976)
Silver Streak (1976)
The Cheap Detective (1978)
![Jack O'Leary](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/459/160459565_2238f0.jpg)
Jack O'Leary
Best movies:
Brubaker (1980)
The Rose (1979)
The Goonies (1985)
![Harvey Atkin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/511/160511264_d449cc.jpg)
Harvey Atkin
Canada
Best movies:
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996) (TV movie)
Power Play (1978)
Heavy Metal (1981)
![Valerie Curtin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/610/161610360_41b1b8.jpg)
Valerie Curtin
USA
Best movies:
All the President's Men (1976)
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
Silent Movie (1976)