Silver Streak is a 1976 American thriller comedy film about a murder on a Los Angeles -to- Chicago train journey. It was directed by Arthur Hiller, written by Colin Higgins, and stars Gene Wilder, Jill Clayburgh, and Richard Pryor, with Patrick McGoohan, Ned Beatty, Clifton James, Ray Walston, Scatman Crothers, and Richard Kiel in supporting roles.

Silver Streak: Directed by Arthur Hiller. With Gene Wilder, Jill Clayburgh, Richard Pryor, Patrick McGoohan. On a long-distance train trip, a man finds romance but also finds himself in danger of being killed, or at least pushed off the train.

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Book editor George Caldwell takes a train trip from Los Angeles to Chicago and thinks that he sees a murdered man thrown from the train....more.

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Silver Streak OSCAR® nominee Book editor George Caldwell takes a train trip from Los Angeles to Chicago and thinks that he sees a murdered man thrown from the train.

George Caldwell is taking a slow restful trip to Chicago on the Silver Streak. Or so he thinks. He's involved in a love affair, a murder, is thrown from the train, wanted by the police, and joins forces with a car thief to re-board the train to save his love.

Dec 14, 2005 · During the journey, he has a love affair, witnesses a murder, is accused of committing it himself by an undercover FBI agent, becomes the target of the real murderer and enlists the help of a car thief to help him save himself and his new girlfriend.

What is Silver Streak about? While on a cross-country train ride, overworked book editor George Caldwell (Gene Wilder) begins an unexpected romance with an enigmatic woman named Hilly Burns (Jill Clayburgh).