About this release
Directed by Peter Hyams, Narrow Margin (1990) stars Gene Hackman as a district attorney tasked with escorting a key witness through dangerous territory after she becomes a target in a murder case. Set largely aboard a train, the film builds tension through confined space and escalating threats. The story follows a high-stakes pursuit involving law enforcement and hired killers. Från IMDB: A Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney is sent to protect a woman who accidentally witnessed a Mafia murder.
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Disc 1
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Narrow Margin (1990)
97 min
ActionCrimeThrillerMystery
An L.A. District Attorney attempts to take an unwilling murder witness back to the United States to testify against a top-level mob boss. Frantically attempting to escape two deadly hitmen sent to silence her, they board a Vancouver-bound train only to discover that the killers are onboard with them. For the next 20 hours, as the train hurls through the beautiful but isolated Canadian wilderness, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues in which their ability to tell friend from foe is a matter of life and death.
Credits
Director
Peter Hyams
Writer
Peter Hyams
Cast
Gene Hackmanas Robert Caulfield
Anne Archeras Carol Hunnicut
James B. Sikkingas Nelson
Harris Yulinas Leo Watts
J.T. Walshas Michael Tarlow
M. Emmet Walshas Sergeant Dominick Benti
Susan Hoganas Kathryn Weller
Nigel Bennettas Jack Wootton
J.A. Prestonas Martin Larner
B.A. 'Smitty' Smithas Keller
Cinematographer
Peter Hyams
Composer
Bruce Broughton
Editor
James Mitchell
Producer
Jonathan A. Zimbert
Images
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- August 2, 2026