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Feature film — 1976

Silver Streak (1976)

6.71h 54mComedy — Crime — Romance — Thriller — Action

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.

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A high-signal pick with 382 votes.

Frank Yablans Presentations / Miller-Milkis Productions / 20th Century Fox

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Director: Arthur Hiller

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Cast & crew

Gene Wilder as George Caldwell

Gene Wilder

George Caldwell

Jill Clayburgh as Hildegard 'Hilly' Burns

Jill Clayburgh

Hildegard 'Hilly' Burns

Richard Pryor as Grover Muldoon

Richard Pryor

Grover Muldoon

Patrick McGoohan as Roger Devereau

Patrick McGoohan

Roger Devereau

Ned Beatty as Bob Sweet

Ned Beatty

Bob Sweet

Clifton James as Sheriff Chauncey

Clifton James

Sheriff Chauncey

Ray Walston as Mr. Edgar Whiney

Ray Walston

Mr. Edgar Whiney

Stefan Gierasch as Professor Schreiner & Johnson

Stefan Gierasch

Professor Schreiner & Johnson

Len Birman as Chief

Len Birman

Chief

Valerie Curtin as Plain Jane

Valerie Curtin

Plain Jane

Lucille Benson as Rita Babtree

Lucille Benson

Rita Babtree

Scatman Crothers as Ralston

Scatman Crothers

Ralston

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