Death Train

For other uses, see Death train (disambiguation).

Detonator
Directed by	David Jackson
Written by	David Jackson
Starring	Pierce Brosnan Patrick Stewart Christopher Lee Ted Levine Alexandra Paul
Release date(s)	USA April 14, 1993 UK December 28, 1996
Running time	100 min.
Language	English

Death Train, also known as Detonator, is a 1993 made for TV movie, one of Pierce Brosnan's earlier films. It also stars Christopher Lee, Patrick Stewart, Ted Levine and Alexandra Paul. The script was based on an Alastair MacNeill novel of the same name, which in turn was based on an Alistair MacLean screenplay.

Plot

A German scientist helps a Soviet general construct two nuclear bombs, one of which is being transported across Europe by a mercenary on a train. Malcolm Philpott (Stewart), a member of UNACO, (United Nation Anti Crime Organisation), is tasked to stop the bomb using a team of agents, one of whom is Special Forces soldier Michael 'Mike' Graham (Brosnan).

Plutonium was stolen in order to make the bombs, and the only person who knows the combination to disarm them has been subjected to a vast amount of radiation and is slowly dying.

Memorable quotes

Dr. Karl Leitzig: Who ever is hearing this. I give you the rest of your life.

Malcolm Philpott: Let's not let failure go to our heads.

DVD release and sequel

The UK DVD release (by Prism Leisure) of Death Train has all of the subtitles missing, many of the scenes that are spoken in russian are meant to be hard subbed (they are hard subbed when shown on TV and on the VHS version) but this has been left off and a DVD subtitle track has not been put on the region 2 DVD.

Many of the cast returned in the sequel Detonator II (Night Watch), Night Watch is available on Region 1 DVD bundled as a double pack with Death Train / Detonator, the DVD's ASIN is B000HXDWFK.

External links

• Detonator at the Internet Movie Database