Runaway! (1973)
1h 13m
Running Time
September 29, 1973Release Date
Runaway! (1973)
1h 13m
Running Time
September 29, 1973Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
A group of skiers are trapped inside a runaway train hurtling down a mountainside.
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Cast & Crew.
Ben Johnson
Holly Gibson
Ben Murphy
Les Reever
Ed Nelson
Nick Staffo
Martin Milner
John Shedd
Darleen Carr
Carol Lerner
David Lowell Rich
Director
Lee Montgomery
Mark Shedd (as Lee H. Montgomery)
Gerald Di Pego
Writer
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Runaway! is a 1973 American made-for-television thriller film directed by David Lowell Rich. It is an action thriller involving skiers trapped on a runaway train speeding down a mountain. The film was produced by Universal and originally aired on ABC on September 29, 1973. It was re-titled The Runaway Train when released theatrically abroad.
The Denver & Rio Grande Western's Ski Train equipment and Rio Grande locomotives were utilized in the filming. The Ski Train served the Winter Park, Colorado ski resort area west of Denver, Colorado. Rio Grande locomotives were re-lettered for fictional Sierra Pacific.