Runaway Train (1985), directed by Andrei Konchalovsky.
A brutal, gritty escape and survival story under harsh winter conditions, tremendously exciting in spots. The dialogue is sometimes overblown and the actors often out of control. And yet: Jon Voight and Eric Roberts both got Oscar nominations, so what do I know?
Before this I'd seen Rebecca De Mornay only in Risky Business, a glamor role. By contrast she's pretty grubby here.
Small parts for first timers Danny Trejo and Tommy "Tiny" Lister.
What a foul, broken-down, riotous and often on-fire prison!
I don't think you could function or even survive in that cold, at those speeds, with those bare hands.
When this was in the theater I spoke with a railroad track inspector who knew quite a bit about trains. He had a few technical criticisms about the linkages between the engines, but otherwise thought it was well done.
From a story by Akira Kurosawa. Trevor Jones score. Another Golan & Globus production!
Available as an imported region B Blu-ray from Arrow Video.