Directed by:
Robert AldrichScreenplay:
Christopher KnopfCinematography:
Joseph F. BirocComposer:
Frank De VolCast:
Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Keith Carradine, Charles Tyner, Malcolm Atterbury, Simon Oakland, Harry Caesar, Hal Baylor, Matt Clark, Elisha Cook Jr., Liam Dunn (more)Plots(1)
Set during the great depression, hobos are the bain of sadistic railroad conductor Shack’s (Ernest Borgnine) existence, and he swears no one will ride his train for free. Well, no-one but “A” Number One (Lee Marvin), who is ready to put his life at stake to become a local legend – as the first person who survived the trip on Shack’s notorious train. (Bounty Films)
(more)Cast
Lee Marvin
USA
Best movies:
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
The Big Heat (1953)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Ernest Borgnine
USA
Best movies:
Gattaca (1997)
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
Keith Carradine
USA
Best movies:
Madonna: Celebration: The Video Collection (2009) (video compilation)
Into the West (2005) (series)
The Moderns (1988)
Charles Tyner
USA
Best movies:
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Fail-Safe (1964)
Harold and Maude (1971)
Malcolm Atterbury
USA
Best movies:
North by Northwest (1959)
Rio Bravo (1959)
The Birds (1963)
Simon Oakland
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Psycho (1960)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Harry Caesar
USA
Best movies:
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
North and South (1985) (series)
A Few Good Men (1992)
Hal Baylor
USA
Best movies:
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
The Set-Up (1949)
The Young Lions (1958)
Matt Clark
USA
Best movies:
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
Brubaker (1980)
Elisha Cook Jr.
USA
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
The Killing (1956)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Liam Dunn
USA
Best movies:
Papillon (1973)
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
Catch-22 (1970)
Sid Haig
USA
Best movies:
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
Jackie Brown (1997)
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Don Blackman
USA
Best movies:
On the Waterfront (1954)
Emperor of the North (1973)
The Old Man and the Sea (1958)
Vic Tayback
USA
Best movies:
Papillon (1973)
All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
Love with the Proper Stranger (1963)
Lance Henriksen
USA
Best movies:
Aliens (1986)
The Terminator (1984)
Dead Man (1995)
Dave Willock
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
Robert Foulk
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
East of Eden (1955)
Karl Lukas
USA
Best movies:
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
The Trap (1959)
Emperor of the North (1973)
Jack Collins
USA
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Towering Inferno (1974)
Wayne Sutherlin
USA
Best movies:
Bless the Beasts & Children (1971)
Emperor of the North (1973)
The Culpepper Cattle Co. (1972)