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Cruel Train

  • TV Movie
  • 1996
  • TV-MA
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
172
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Saskia Reeves and David Suchet in Cruel Train (1996)
CrimeDrama

A sordid story of sexual passion, sexual crimes, and murder, set among the staff of an English railway line in 1940-41.A sordid story of sexual passion, sexual crimes, and murder, set among the staff of an English railway line in 1940-41.A sordid story of sexual passion, sexual crimes, and murder, set among the staff of an English railway line in 1940-41.

  • Director
    • Malcolm McKay
  • Writers
    • Émile Zola
    • Malcolm McKay
  • Stars
    • David Suchet
    • Saskia Reeves
    • Adrian Dunbar
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    172
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Malcolm McKay
    • Writers
      • Émile Zola
      • Malcolm McKay
    • Stars
      • David Suchet
      • Saskia Reeves
      • Adrian Dunbar
    • 2User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    David Suchet
    David Suchet
    • Ruben Roberts
    Saskia Reeves
    Saskia Reeves
    • Selina Roberts
    Adrian Dunbar
    Adrian Dunbar
    • Jack Dando
    Alec McCowen
    Alec McCowen
    • Supt. Fish
    Jonathan Moore
    • Sgt. Handy
    Richard Ridings
    Richard Ridings
    • Percy Cotton
    Melanie Hill
    Melanie Hill
    • Phyllis Pratt
    Vivienne Burgess
    • Mrs. Liddle
    Gerard Horan
    Gerard Horan
    • Colin Caine
    Minnie Driver
    Minnie Driver
    • Flora Mussell
    Bryan Pringle
    Bryan Pringle
    • Maurice Mussell
    Sheila Reid
    Sheila Reid
    • Vera Mussell
    Patrick Godfrey
    Patrick Godfrey
    • Davidson (station master)
    Steven Crossley
    • John Muster
    Paul McKay
    • Henry Holloway
    David Belcher
    • Arthur Grandridge
    Gerry Hinks
    • Air Raid Warden, Victoria
    Danny Davies
    Danny Davies
    • Air Raid Warden, Brighton
    • Director
      • Malcolm McKay
    • Writers
      • Émile Zola
      • Malcolm McKay
    • All cast & crew
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    Details

    • Release date
      • December 22, 1996 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK(on location inside a disused factory on the Vintage Carriages Trust's "1924 Southern Railway Corridor 'Matchboard' Brake Third Carriage" better known as the "Chatham," plus the Keighley & Worth Valley's "1938 LMS 12066 Nine-Compartment Third Carriage")
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 40m(100 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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