Death Train

For other uses, see Death train (disambiguation).

Death Train
Movie cover for Death Train
Genre	Action Thriller
Written by	David Jackson
Directed by	David Jackson
Starring	Pierce Brosnan Patrick Stewart Christopher Lee Ted Levine Alexandra Paul
Theme music composer	Trevor Jones
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Producer(s)	Peter Snell
Cinematography	Timothy Eaton
Editor(s)	Eric Boyd-Perkins Peter Musgrave
Running time	100 min.
Production company(s)	USA Pictures
Distributor	USA Network
Release
Original network	USA Network
Original release	USA April 14, 1993 UK December 28, 1996

Death Train (also known as Detonator) is a 1993 made-for-TV movie featuring Pierce Brosnan, Patrick Stewart, Christopher Lee, Ted Levine, and Alexandra Paul. The script was based on an Alistair MacNeill novel of the same name, which in turn was based on an Alistair MacLean screenplay.

Plot

With the aid of a German nuclear physicist, dissident Russian General Konstantin Benin (Christopher Lee), a military casualty of the Soviet collapse, is conspiring to restore the Soviet Union to superpower status. His plan is to place a nuclear bomb on a train bound for Iraq, forcing the Russian army to invade Iraq to recover it and once again mobilize its might - creating a new military union in the process. Malcolm Philpott (Patrick Stewart), the head of UNACO (United Nations Anti-Crime Organisation), entrusts the mission of stopping the train and its deadly cargo to field operatives Mike Graham (Pierce Brosnan) and Sabrina Carver (Alexandra Paul) who are forced to form a reluctant partnership as the international balance of power hits crisis point.

Cast

• Pierce Brosnan as Michael 'Mike' Graham
• Patrick Stewart as Malcolm Philpott
• Alexandra Paul as Sabrina Carver
• Ted Levine as Alex Tierney
• Christopher Lee as General Konstantin Benin
• John Abineri as Dr. Karl Leitzig
• Clarke Peters as C.W. Whitlock

Locations

Most of the film was shot on location in Slovenia and Croatia.

DVD release

The Region 2 UK DVD release (by Prism Leisure) of Death Train lacks English subtitles for the Russian dialogue. The scenes with Russian dialogue are meant to be hard-subbed, as was the case with TV broadcast, VHS, and the Region 1 American DVD versions.

Sequel

Pierce Brosnan and Alexandra Paul returned for the sequel Detonator II (Night Watch). Night Watch is available on Region 1 DVD both individually and bundled as a double pack with Death Train/Detonator.

External links

• Death Train at IMDb