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Dec 3, 1976 · Silver Streak: Directed by Arthur Hiller. With Gene Wilder, Jill Clayburgh, Richard Pryor, Patrick McGoohan. On a long-distance train trip, a man finds romance but also finds himself in danger of being killed, or at least pushed off the train.
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- Action, Comedy, Crime
- Arthur Hiller
- 1976-12-03
Silver Streak is a 1976 American thriller comedy film, about a murder on a Los Angeles-to-Chicago train journey. It was directed by Arthur Hiller and stars Gene Wilder, Jill Clayburgh, and Richard Pryor, with Patrick McGoohan, Ned Beatty, Clifton James, Ray Walston, Scatman Crothers, and Richard Kiel in supporting roles.
Critics felt Clayburgh had little to do in Silver Streak, and The New York Times called her "an actress of too much intelligence to be able to fake identification with a role that is essentially that of a liberated ingenue."
Silver Streak. A nutty blend of comedy-action-romance in the Hitchcock mold, as a book editor and a sexy secretary try to keep one step ahead of a criminal gang on a speeding train. With Jill Clayburgh. 2,568 IMDb 6.9 1 h 53 min 1976. X-Ray 13+.
While on a cross-country train ride, overworked book editor George Caldwell (Gene Wilder) begins an unexpected romance with an enigmatic woman named Hilly Burns (Jill Clayburgh). His vacation...
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- Arthur Hiller
- PG
- Gene Wilder
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.
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41 Metascore. 1976. 1 hr 53 mins. Comedy, Suspense, Action & Adventure. PG. Watchlist. Where to Watch. George, a mild-mannered guy on a cross-country train trip, becomes embroiled in a...
