Emperor of the North Pole has some dramatic photography sequences but in essence is only of marginally better quality than Von Ryan's Express; both have plots that are borderline stupid!
So impressive is The Train that I can watch it over and over and over again; Paul Schofield's best role and surely one of Lancaster's most memorable ranking close up there with Elmer Gantry and Valdez Is Coming.
. . . . . . . . . . and who can forget the great Michel Simon as Papa Boule; the sequence where he kicks Burt Lancaster out of the cab of his train--"Get off of my train"--has to be one of the best sequences in any movie since Alec Guinness falling across the plunger in Bridge over the River Kwai.
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Hi again,
I posted a message early on here, but have to post again.......
I've seen and even have DVDs of most all the movies mentioned and they all had their highpoints.
Danger Train, Silver Streak, Emperor of the North, and several others are top on my list. But there is one that we watch every Christmas season (since it came out) that is totally enjoyable for this cynical, sarcastic, realist 64 year old so and so - and that is "Polar Express". Even though it is super animated, the enormity in size and power of the loco is made very real. And the sound effects are impressive too! Oh, my wife says I'm a double for the smart alec kid who "knows it all".........
One other note.... A very high percentage of movies we watch have a train in it at some point or another. That always makes a movie a bit more special to me.
ENJOY,
Mobilman44
ENJOY !
Living in southeast Texas, formerly modeling the "postwar" Santa Fe and Illinois Central
my favorite is :The Train" with Burt Lancaster. He did all of his own stunts in the movie. All in of them done 1 take. No repeats necessary.
Great movie, but a scene towards the end has always bugged me. Burt decides to unbolt a rail, but does it about 15 rails outside of a tunnel; which allows the German chase train to stop before the gap. Of he had just moved a few rails into the tunnel things would have worked out better.
I know, I know...it would mess up the plot.
Still bugs me, though.
DAW
A newer one for me. "Leatherheads" lots of great shots of old C&NW equipment.
Good story to boot. Geo. Clooney and Rene Z. a great combination.. Railroading and football, It doesn't get much better than this.
Johnboy out.
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
130MM Great movie, but a scene towards the end has always bugged me. Burt decides to unbolt a rail, but does it about 15 rails outside of a tunnel; which allows the German chase train to stop before the gap. Of he had just moved a few rails into the tunnel things would have worked out better. I know, I know...it would mess up the plot. Still bugs me, though. DAW
I think you're thinking Von Ryan's Express.
Kevin
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Can't forget the John Wayne movies "Tycoon" with Laraine Day building a railroad through the Andes filmed in 1947 and of course "The Train Robbers" with Ann-Margret. What could be better, John Wayne and Ann-Margret together on the same film made in 1972..
Lots of good ones. Von Ryan's Express was on in the middle of the night a couple of weeks ago when I couldn't sleep, so I saw it again.
Just watched Hancock tonight. One scene involves a train--kinda funny.
R. T. POTEET . . . . . . . . . . and who can forget the great Michel Simon as Papa Boule; the sequence where he kicks Burt Lancaster out of the cab of his train--"Get off of my train"--has to be one of the best sequences in any movie since Alec Guinness falling across the plunger in Bridge over the River Kwai.
...And then Burt yells "you can't get through...The switch is closed.' Amazing...The whole yard is being blown to bits, and he's worried about the train running through a trailing-point.
Dave
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Heres one no one has mentioned yet so i will give it a couple of votes is the movie "The Station Agent" it has model trains, real trains, a real station, and a very good story line in it, it's kind of one of those quiet little movies, maybe not for every one but my wife and i enjoyed it so there you go!
Chuck & Heather
igoldberg my favorite is :The Train" with Burt Lancaster. He did all of his own stunts in the movie. All in of them done 1 take. No repeats necessary.
During the filming, he hurt his leg (sprained an ankle or something like that), so they wrote in the scene where he gets shot in the leg. That limp at the end was authentic. Lancaster always did his own stunts in all his movies. Before he became an actor, he was an acrobat in the circus.
Dick
Texas Chief
Many years back, before AMC ran ads, they showed a movie from the 30's that featured brakemen and their families. Of course, the footage of vintage equipment shot with superior cameras and by cameramen is outstanding.
Climax has to do with a flood wherein the star takes a train out to spot in on the bridge to attempt to weigh it down. It doesn't seem to work in real life nor did it work in the movie.
Cannot recall the name of the movie to save my life. Only saw it that one time.
What about ''North By Northwest'' ?
Alfred Hichcock classic featuring Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint. And a NYC passenger train from New York to Chicago.
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You are correct, sir.
Blazeman Many years back, before AMC ran ads, they showed a movie from the 30's that featured brakemen and their families. Of course, the footage of vintage equipment shot with superior cameras and by cameramen is outstanding. Climax has to do with a flood wherein the star takes a train out to spot in on the bridge to attempt to weigh it down. It doesn't seem to work in real life nor did it work in the movie. Cannot recall the name of the movie to save my life. Only saw it that one time.
You may be thinking of the movie TYCOON with John Wayne. That bridge climax is in that film and it's pretty spectacular.
Tom
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Another good movie with a train is "October Sky". It has the Southern 4501 in it.
BTW: It is on AMC once in a while.
Luke
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Modeling the Southern Pacific in the 1960's-1980's
steemtrayn R. T. POTEET . . . . . . . . . . and who can forget the great Michel Simon as Papa Boule; the sequence where he kicks Burt Lancaster out of the cab of his train--"Get off of my train"--has to be one of the best sequences in any movie since Alec Guinness falling across the plunger in Bridge over the River Kwai. ...And then Burt yells "you can't get through...The switch is closed.' Amazing...The whole yard is being blown to bits, and he's worried about the train running through a trailing-point.
Remember, Lancaster is trying to get Papa Boule to stop the train and seek shelter . . . . . . . . . . and then Papa Boule yells back "Well open the switch!" which is promptly done and the train snakes its way through the 9th Army Air Force bombardment.