Silver Streak
Seen it?1976 | 114 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance, Thriller, Action
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It made about 8 times its budget and it's still drawing plenty of interest. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and romantics. If you loved The Italian Job, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 54 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- Made in 1976: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
76% on Rotten Tomatoes, 41 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.7 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
Nominated for 1 Oscar.
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$51 million worldwide on a $7 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 118K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Arthur Hiller
- Gene WilderGeorge Caldwell
- Jill ClayburghHildegard 'Hilly' Burns
- Richard PryorGrover Muldoon
- Patrick McGoohanRoger Devereau
- Ned BeattyBob Sweet
- Clifton JamesSheriff Chauncey
- Ray WalstonMr. Edgar Whiney
- Stefan GieraschProfessor Schreiner & Johnson
- Len BirmanChief
- Valerie CurtinPlain Jane