Silver Streak
Silver Streak
Silver Streak
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1976
1h 54m
6.7(350 votes)
Comedy
Crime
Romance
Thriller
Action

Overview

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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20th Century Fox

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Cast & Crew

32 members
Acting

Gene Wilder

George Caldwell

Gene Wilder
Acting

Jill Clayburgh

Hildegard 'Hilly' Burns

Jill Clayburgh
Acting

Richard Pryor

Grover Muldoon

Richard Pryor
Acting

Patrick McGoohan

Roger Devereau

Patrick McGoohan
Acting

Ned Beatty

Bob Sweet

Ned Beatty
Acting

Clifton James

Sheriff Chauncey

Clifton James
Acting

Ray Walston

Mr. Edgar Whiney

Ray Walston
Acting

Stefan Gierasch

Professor Schreiner & Johnson

Stefan Gierasch
Acting

Len Birman

Chief

Len Birman
Acting

Valerie Curtin

Plain Jane

Valerie Curtin
Acting

Lucille Benson

Rita Babtree

Lucille Benson
Acting

Scatman Crothers

Ralston

Scatman Crothers
Acting

Richard Kiel

Reace

Richard Kiel
Acting

Fred Willard

Jerry Jarvis

Fred Willard
Acting

Delos V. Smith Jr.

Burt

Delos V. Smith Jr.
Acting

Mathilda Calnan

Blue-Haired Lady

Mathilda Calnan
Acting

Margarita García

Mexican Mama-San

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Acting

Henry Beckman

Conventioneer

Henry Beckman
Acting

Harvey Atkin

Conventioneer

Harvey Atkin
Acting

Lloyd White

Porter

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Acting

Ed McNamara

Benny

Ed McNamara
Acting

Raymond Guth

Night Watchman

Raymond Guth
Acting

John Daheim

Engineer #2

John Daheim
Acting

Jack O'Leary

Fat Man #1

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Acting

Lee McLaughlin

Fat Man #2

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Bill Henderson

Red Cap

Bill Henderson
Acting

Tom Erhart

Cab Driver

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Gordon Hurst

Moose

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Acting

J.A. Preston

Waiter (uncredited)

J.A. Preston
Acting

Nick Stewart

Shoeshiner

Nick Stewart
Acting

Steve Weston

Conventioneer

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Wendy Girard

Girl on Train (uncredited)

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