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Cruel Train
Year
1996
Language
ENGLISH
Duration
1h 40m
Rating
NR
CC
Performers
David Suchet, Adrian Dunbar, Saskia Reeves
Directed By
Malcolm McKay
Written By
Malcolm McKay
Publication Information
BBC Studios
Summary
Based on Emile Zola's 'La Bete Humaine', this stylish film noir is set in Britain during the Blitz. Ruben Roberts discovers he owes everything - job and home - to the sexual favors forced upon his wife by her rich and powerful godfather. Assisted by his wife, Ruben murders him on the Brighton Express. A witness has to be silenced...