Narrow Margin (1990)
- Starring:
- Gene Hackman, Anne Archer, (more)
- Director(s):
- Peter Hyams
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
Synopsis of Narrow Margin
Narrow Margin directed by Peter Hyams and loosely based on the classic film noir of the same title, tells the story of a resourceful District Attorney who must return a witness to San Francisco alive so she can testify in a trial. Carol (Anne Archer) is in the bathroom of the hotel room of her blind date when he is murdered by mobsters for stealing money. Knowing she is the only witness, Carol flees to an isolated Canadian mountain home to hide out. She is followed by Caulfield (Gene Hackman) who knows that she is a witness and wants to make her testify. When the mobsters track Caulfield to the cabin, Carol must join him in a run for her life on a Canadian train. This film, while it is somewhat uneven, is a tour de force for director/writer/cinematographer Peter Hyams, who delivers a fast-paced, action-packed chase through the Canadian mountains, stunningly photographed and well acted by both Hackman and Archer. ~ Linda Rasmussen, Rovi
Complete Cast of Narrow Margin
- Gene Hackman - Robert Caulfield
- James B. Sikking - Nelson
- M. Emmet Walsh - Sgt. Dominick Benti
- Nigel Bennett - Jack Wootton
- Harris Yulin - Leo Watts
- Antony Holland - Elderly Man
- Codie Lucas Wilbee - Nicholas
- Ted Stidder - Conductor #1
- Barbara Russell - Nicholas' Mother
- Andrew Rhodes - Nigro
- Tom McBeath - Conductor
- Doreen Ramos - Elderly Woman
- Lon Katzman - Loughlin
- Anne Archer - Carol Hunnicut
- J.T. Walsh - Michael Tarlow
- Susan Hogan - Kathryn Weller
- J.A. Preston - Martin Larner
- Natino Bellantoni - Bartender
- Lesley Ewan - Larner's Secretary
- Dana Still - Bellman with Message
- B.A. "Smitty" Smith - Keller
- Robert Rozen - Dining Car Waiter
- Lindsay Bourne - Club Car Waiter
- Kevin McNulty - James Dahlbeck
- Barney O'Sullivan - Ticket Agent
- Ron Cummins - Hotel Valet
- Director(s):
- Peter Hyams
- Writer(s):
- Peter Hyams
- Producer(s):
- Mary Eilts, Mario Kassar, Jerry Offsay
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Adult Language, Questionable for Children, Violence)
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