Runaway Train (1985)

Manny's Sacrifice

Manny (Jon Voight) separates Buck (Eric Roberts) and Sara’s (Rebecca De Mornay) train car from the lead engine and saves their lives.

Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky.

Released in 1985 by MGM.

related tags 

  • character-type: Anti-Hero
  • character-type: Passenger
  • action: Escape
  • action: Break
  • editors-choice: Endings
  • editors-choice: Tuff Guys
  • primary-genre: Thrillers
  • primary-genre: Action and Adventure
  • secondary-genre: Action Thrillers
  • secondary-genre: Action & Adventure
  • secondary-genre: Crime Action & Adventure
  • mood: Emotional
  • prop: Wrench
  • setting: Train
  • theme: Heroism
  • actor: Eric Roberts
  • actor: Jon Voight
  • actor: Rebecca De Mornay
  • director: Andrei Konchalovsky
  • producer: Robert A. Goldston
  • producer: Mati Raz
  • producer: Henry T. Weinstein
  • producer: Robert Whitmore
  • producer: Richard Garcia
  • producer: Menahem Golan
  • producer: Yoram Globus
  • cinematographer: Alan Hume
  • composer: Trevor Jones
  • editor: Henry Richardson
  • costume-designer: Katherine Dover
  • production-designer: Stephen Marsh
  • role-name: Buck
  • role-name: Sara
  • role-name: Manny
  • screenwriter: Ryuzo Kikushima
  • screenwriter: Paul Zindel
  • screenwriter: Edward Bunker
  • screenwriter: Djordje Milicevic
  • screenwriter: Hideo Oguni
  • screenwriter: Akira Kurosawa
  • year: 1985
  • studio: MGM