Runaway!

Sep 29, 1973

1h 13m

★ 5.3

Overview

A group of skiers are trapped inside a runaway train hurtling down a mountainside.

Genres

Thriller

TV Movie

Production Companies

Universal Television

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Cast

Holly Gibson

Ben Johnson

Les Reever

Ben Murphy

Nick Staffo

Ed Nelson

Carol Lerner

Darleen Carr

John Shedd

Martin Milner

Mark Shedd (as Lee H. Montgomery)

Lee Montgomery

Ellen Staffo

Vera Miles

Prof. Jack Dunn

Ray Danton

Dispatcher

Frank Marth

Fireman

Bing Russell

Conductor

John McLiam

Brakeman

Lou Frizzell

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6.4

Savages

Sep 11, 1974

Ben Campbell, a 22 year old gas station attendant in a small desert town, is looking to make some extra money. He is surprised when Madec, a wealthy lawyer, asks him to be his guide on a hunting trip in the desert. When Madec accidentally shoots a prospector, he is fearful of what it will do his reputation and decides to eliminate the only witness, Ben, who is forced to go on the run. In addition to being hunted by Madec, Ben must also contend with the harsh desert elements. But if he does make it back to town alive, will anyone believe his story?

5.0

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Dec 16, 2012

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4.3

Killer Bees

Feb 26, 1974

A strong-willed woman not only dominates her family of California winegrowers, but also has a strange hold on a colony of bees in her vineyard.

4.3

Contagious

Jan 22, 1997

When shrimp from Mexico, tainted with Cholera, is served to people on a plane bound for LA, an outbreak ensues. A doctor sets out to find the source and contain it before it turns into an epidemic. And if things weren't bad enough, a drug mule from the plane, who was smuggling cocaine in his stomach, infects the drugs, which will be on the streets soon. And to top things off, her husband who is on a camping trip with their two children is sick but did not show any symptoms until they were isolated from the rest of the world. Can she get to them in time?

6.0

The Abduction of Saint Anne

Jan 21, 1975

A cynical detective and a Roman Catholic bishop team up to investigate the reported miraculous powers of a 17-year-old girl being held captive in the home of her father, an ailing syndicate kingpin.

5.3

The Eyes of Charles Sand

Feb 29, 1972

A young man inherits the ability to see visions beyond the grave.

6.3

Night Slaves

Sep 29, 1970

A man and his wife stumble upon a town whose inhabitants turn into zombies and head for the edge of town every night... he seems to be the only one unaffected. What is happening to the townsfolk? Who is the mysterious young woman he keeps seeing? Why isn't he affected?

6.1

Isn't It Shocking?

Oct 2, 1973

A small-town sheriff is confronted with the deaths of local senior citizens and strange goings-on in his town.

5.0

The Missing Are Deadly

Jan 8, 1975

An emotionally disturbed teenager whose father is a research scientist takes a rat from his father's laboratory that is infected with an incurable virus that can kill 100 million people in three weeks.

8.3

Blood Sport

Dec 5, 1973

A searing commentary on the "win at all costs" mentality of American high school sports. David Lee Birdsong is the smalltown quarterback hoping to escape with a college scholarship and a pro career. David's father is the overbearing taskmaster vicariously living through his son. The third side of the triangle is Coach Marshall, a hypercritical and cruel man who sees David as the key to his future success. David's lockstep commitment to his father and coach is altered when he witnesses a teammate die after a grueling practice.

5.7

No Place to Run

Sep 19, 1972

An adopted boy's parents are killed, and to keep him from returning to the state's custody, he and his grandfather run away.

6.8

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Sep 27, 1972

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5.0

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Aug 21, 1978

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6.1

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4.3

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4.6

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Mar 13, 2000

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5.9

Death Stalk

Jan 21, 1975

The whitewater raft trip of two couples is interrupted by a visit from four prison escapees who take the women hostage to aid in their escape. The husbands break free from their bonds and raft down the river in hopes of rescuing their wives.

6.1

Black Noon

Nov 5, 1971

Reverend John Keyes and his wife, Lorna, on their way to a new congregation out west, break down in the desert and are rescued by the residents of a nearby town. At first warm and welcoming, the townspeople become more and more solicitous of John and insistent that he stay on as their minister, against the wishes of Lorna, who goes unheeded and slowly becomes deathly ill. Will John realize the danger before it is too late?

7.0

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Nov 2, 1997

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