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The film was shot in Sydney.[3] Shooting started September 1977.[4]
Receptionedit
Don Groves of the Sydney Morning Herald said "Bruning has made some terrific thrillers, but this isn't one of them. After an intriguing opening, The Death Train simply runs off the rails... the script is given such tongue-in-cheek treatment, it's little more than a farce."[3]
Charles Tatum from eFilmCritic rated the film a negative two out of five stars, criticizing the film's script, and editing.[5]
Dave Sindelar from Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings gave the film a positive review, stating that the film's overall quirkiness (from its bizarre mystery, offbeat characters, and surreal humor) worked in its favor.[6]
Referencesedit
^Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p42
^Beilby, Peter; Murray, Scott (September–October 1979). "Robert Bruning". Cinema Papers. pp. 517–519.
^ abGroves, Don (9 July 1978). "A Movie That's Off the Rails". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 55.
^"Rugged - so he's a villain". Sydney Morning Herald. 11 September 1977. p. 100.
^Tatum, Charles. "Movie Review - Death Train, The - eFilmCritic". eFilmCritic.com. eFilmCritic. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
^Sindelar, Dave. "The Death Train (1978)". FantasticMovieMusings.com. Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
death, train, other, uses, death, train, disambiguation, this, article, missing, information, about, film, production, broadcast, history, please, expand, article, include, this, information, further, details, exist, talk, page, october, 2019, alternately, tit. For other uses see Death train disambiguation This article is missing information about the film s production and broadcast history Please expand the article to include this information Further details may exist on the talk page October 2019 The Death Train alternately titled Death Train is a 1978 Australian made for television horror thriller film 1 directed by Igor Auzins and starring Hugh Keays Byrne and Max Meldrum The Death TrainWritten byLuis BayonasDirected byIgor AuzinsStarringHugh Keays ByrneMax MeldrumMusic bySuzi PointonCountry of originAustraliaOriginal languageEnglishProductionProducerRobert BruningCinematographyRichard WallaceEditorRon WilliamsRunning time96 minutesProduction companiesGrundy ProductionsGemini ProductionsOriginal releaseRelease1 November 1978 1978 11 01 It was produced by Robert Bruning s Gemini Productions 2 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksPlot editThis article needs an improved plot summary Please help improve the plot summary October 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message A dead man is discovered at the bottom of his garden It appears he has been hit by a train even though no train has run along those tracks for years Cast editHugh Keays Byrne as Ted Morrow Ingrid Mason as Vera Max Meldrum as Johnny Loomis Ken Goodlet as Sergeant McMasters Brian Wenzel as Peter Murdoch Colin Taylor as Herbert Cook Terry Camilleri as Taxi Driver uncredited Production editThe film was shot in Sydney 3 Shooting started September 1977 4 Reception editDon Groves of the Sydney Morning Herald said Bruning has made some terrific thrillers but this isn t one of them After an intriguing opening The Death Train simply runs off the rails the script is given such tongue in cheek treatment it s little more than a farce 3 Charles Tatum from eFilmCritic rated the film a negative two out of five stars criticizing the film s script and editing 5 Dave Sindelar from Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings gave the film a positive review stating that the film s overall quirkiness from its bizarre mystery offbeat characters and surreal humor worked in its favor 6 References edit Ed Scott Murray Australia on the Small Screen 1970 1995 Oxford Uni Press 1996 p42 Beilby Peter Murray Scott September October 1979 Robert Bruning Cinema Papers pp 517 519 a b Groves Don 9 July 1978 A Movie That s Off the Rails Sydney Morning Herald p 55 Rugged so he s a villain Sydney Morning Herald 11 September 1977 p 100 Tatum Charles Movie Review Death Train The eFilmCritic eFilmCritic com eFilmCritic Retrieved 19 October 2019 Sindelar Dave The Death Train 1978 FantasticMovieMusings com Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings Retrieved 19 October 2019 External links editThe Death Train at AllMovie Death Train at IMDb nbsp The Death Train at Letterboxd The Death Train at the British Film Institute better source needed The Death Train at Screen Australia Death Train at AustLit subscription required nbsp This article related to an Australian made for TV movie is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a 1970s thriller film is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Death Train amp oldid 1221770041, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
