description Narrow Margin Overview
Narrow Margin is a 1990 neo-noir action thriller directed by Peter Hyams and starring Gene Hackman and Anne Archer. The film features a supporting cast including James B. Sikking and Harris Yulin, and was released by TriStar Pictures in September 1990. It’s set within a timeframe involving a race against time.
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info Narrow Margin Specifications
| Country | United States |
| Year | 1990 |
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What happens in Narrow Margin?
Los Angeles deputy district attorney Robert Caulfield, played by Gene Hackman, must protect murder witness Carol Hunnicut, played by Anne Archer. Much of their escape unfolds aboard a train while mob gunmen search the compartments.
Is the 1990 Narrow Margin a remake?
Yes, Peter Hyams' film remakes the 1952 RKO thriller The Narrow Margin, directed by Richard Fleischer. The remake keeps the witness-on-a-train premise but expands the story with Canadian wilderness, helicopter, and rooftop action.
Where was Narrow Margin's train journey filmed?
The production used Canadian locations, with the story's escape beginning in British Columbia. The train setting and mountainous scenery give the 1990 film a broader physical scale than the tightly contained 1952 original.
Why is Narrow Margin called a neo-noir thriller?
It uses classic noir ingredients including organized crime, a threatened witness, concealed identities, and claustrophobic train compartments. Peter Hyams combines those elements with the faster pacing and action set pieces of a 1990 studio thriller.
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