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Cruel Train
1995 | 100m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Malcolm McKay |
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| Writer: | Malcolm McKay, Émile Zola |
| Staring: |
| In wartime England, railway official Ruben Roberts discovers that his wife was sexually abused as a child by the Chairman of the Line, also her godfather. With her assistance, Ruben plots murder on the Brighton Express. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 22, 1995 |
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| Director: | Malcolm McKay |
| Writer: | Malcolm McKay, Émile Zola |
| Genres: | Crime, Drama |
| Keywords | adultery, based on novel or book, murder, wartime, train, london blitz, 1940s, child sexual abuse |
| Production Companies | BBC |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 10, 2026 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| David Suchet | Ruben Roberts |
| Saskia Reeves | Selina Roberts |
| Adrian Dunbar | Jack Dando |
| Alec McCowen | Supt. Fish |
| Jonathan Moore | Sgt. Handy |
| Richard Ridings | Percy Cotton |
| Melanie Hill | Phyllis Pratt |
| Vivienne Burgess | Mrs. Liddle |
| Gerard Horan | Colin Caine |
| Minnie Driver | Flora Mussell |
| Bryan Pringle | Maurice Mussell |
| Sheila Reid | Vera Mussell |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Malcolm McKay | Writer, Director |
| Sean Van Hales | Cinematography |
| Émile Zola | Novel |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Mervyn Gill-Dougherty | Producer |
| Chris Parr | Executive Producer |
| George Faber | Executive Producer |
| Beverley Dartnall | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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