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Narrow Margin (1990)

September 21, 1990 (US) Action, Thriller, Crime, Mystery • 97m

Overview

An L.A. District Attorney attempts to take an unwilling murder witness back to the United States to testify against a top-level mob boss. Frantically attempting to escape two deadly hitmen sent to silence her, they board a Vancouver-bound train only to discover that the killers are onboard with them. For the next 20 hours, as the train hurls through the beautiful but isolated Canadian wilderness, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues in which their ability to tell friend from foe is a matter of life and death.

Director

Peter Hyams

Writer

Peter Hyams

Top Billed

Gene Hackman

Keywords

Top Billed Cast

Gene Hackman
Gene Hackman

Robert Caulfield

Anne Archer
Anne Archer

Carol Hunnicut

J.T. Walsh
J.T. Walsh

Michael Tarlow

M. Emmet Walsh
M. Emmet Walsh

Sergeant Dominick Benti

Susan Hogan
Susan Hogan

Kathryn Weller

Nigel Bennett
Nigel Bennett

Jack Wootton

J.A. Preston
J.A. Preston

Martin Larner

Barbara Russell
Barbara Russell

Nicholas' Mother

Doreen Ramos
Doreen Ramos

Elderly Woman

Kevin McNulty
Kevin McNulty

James Dahlbeck

Dana Still
Dana Still

Bellman With Message

Lesley Ewen
Lesley Ewen

Larner's Secretary

Ted Stidder
Ted Stidder

Conductor #1

Lindsay Bourne
Lindsay Bourne

Club Car Waiter

Robert Rozen
Robert Rozen

Dining Car Waiter

Tom McBeath
Tom McBeath

Conductor #2

Ron Cummins
Ron Cummins

Hotel Valet

Crew
Robert Lee
Robert Lee

Second Assistant Director

Neal Burger
Neal Burger

Sound Editor

Glenn R. Wilder
Glenn R. Wilder

Stunt Coordinator

Michael J. Kohut
Michael J. Kohut

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Beverly Pinnas
Beverly Pinnas

First Assistant Editor

Per Hallberg
Per Hallberg

Assistant Sound Editor

Karen Baker Landers
Karen Baker Landers

Assistant Sound Editor

Pat Gerhardt
Pat Gerhardt

Makeup Artist

David Willson
David Willson

Supervising Art Director

Yvonne Melville
Yvonne Melville

Assistant Production Coordinator

Carlos Delarios
Carlos Delarios

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

John Brilhante
John Brilhante

Sound Recordist

Judith French
Judith French

Assistant Accountant

Dan Sharp
Dan Sharp

Sound Recordist

Lisa Weinstein
Lisa Weinstein

Third Assistant Director

Bill W. Benton
Bill W. Benton

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Don Orlando
Don Orlando

Production Accountant

Penny Gibbs
Penny Gibbs

Production Office Coordinator

Mary Eilts
Mary Eilts

Associate Producer

Rick Stadder
Rick Stadder

Dolly Grip

Tom Bellfort
Tom Bellfort

Supervising Sound Editor

Peter Hyams
Peter Hyams

Director of Photography

Joel Schiller
Joel Schiller

Production Design

Ralph Gerling
Ralph Gerling

Camera Operator

Andrew G. Vajna
Andrew G. Vajna

Executive Producer

Steve Peterson
Steve Peterson

First Assistant Camera

Jerry Offsay
Jerry Offsay

Co-Producer

Martin Goldsmith
Martin Goldsmith

Original Story

Douglas Greenfield
Douglas Greenfield

Dolby Consultant

Kim MacKenzie
Kim MacKenzie

Set Decoration

Wayne McLaughlin
Wayne McLaughlin

Property Master

Steve Wolke
Steve Wolke

Special Effects Assistant

Guy Faria
Guy Faria

Special Effects Assistant

Kim Mooney
Kim Mooney

Art Direction

Kevin Quibell
Kevin Quibell

Special Effects Assistant

Wylie Stateman
Wylie Stateman

Supervising Sound Editor

Jack Rowand
Jack Rowand

Still Photographer

Les Erskine
Les Erskine

Chief Lighting Technician

Jack Leonard
Jack Leonard

Original Story

Eric W. Orbom
Eric W. Orbom

Art Direction

Robin Jobin
Robin Jobin

Best Boy Grip

Mario Kassar
Mario Kassar

Executive Producer

Dan Moore
Dan Moore

Video Assist Operator

Adam Sliwinski
Adam Sliwinski

Camera Trainee

Phil Gough
Phil Gough

Assistant Property Master

Stan Parks
Stan Parks

Special Effects Coordinator

Roy Sidick
Roy Sidick

Hairstylist

James Forsyth
James Forsyth

Extras Casting

Mary Eilts
Mary Eilts

Unit Production Manager

Jack Frost Sanders
Jack Frost Sanders

First Assistant Director

Nathaniel Massey
Nathaniel Massey

Steadicam Operator

Pat Williams
Pat Williams

Second Assistant Camera

Scott Wilder
Scott Wilder

Stunt Coordinator

Dan M. Rich
Dan M. Rich

Sound Editor

Kevin Hearst
Kevin Hearst

Sound Editor

Curt Sobel
Curt Sobel

Music Editor

Bob Kaiser
Bob Kaiser

Color Timer

Margaret Solomon
Margaret Solomon

Makeup Artist

Michael Rennison
Michael Rennison

Construction Foreman

Gary A. Hecker
Gary A. Hecker

Foley Artist

Dan O'Connell
Dan O'Connell

Foley Artist

Mark McKenzie
Mark McKenzie

Orchestrator

Don Brown
Don Brown

Boom Operator

Gary Brooks
Gary Brooks

Head Greensman

Brigitte Prochaska
Brigitte Prochaska

Unit Publicist

Don Nemitz
Don Nemitz

Orchestrator

Roger Lifsey
Roger Lifsey

Special Effects Assistant

Armin Steiner
Armin Steiner

Scoring Mixer

Lara Fox
Lara Fox

Script Supervisor

Doc Kane
Doc Kane

Foley Mixer

Donah Bassett
Donah Bassett

Negative Cutter

Ralph Parker
Ralph Parker

Production Sound Mixer

Fred Moroz
Fred Moroz

Transportation Captain

Alois Stranan
Alois Stranan

Transportation Coordinator

Adam Druxman
Adam Druxman

Production Assistant

Ellen Mirojnick
Ellen Mirojnick

Costume Design

Bruce Broughton
Bruce Broughton

Original Music Composer

James Sallis
James Sallis

Location Manager

Earl Felton
Earl Felton

Original Film Writer



Reviews

John Chard

⭐ 6.5/10

December 1, 2014

Narrow Margins and Wide Loads.

Director and writer Peter Hyams took the bold decision to reimage one of the best film noir crime pictures of the 1950s, and all things considered it’s not half bad. Without getting close to the greatness of Richard Fleischer’s 1952 claustrophobic suspenser that is.

Having Gene Hackman and Anne Archer heading up your two principal characters is a good foundation. As the district attorney employee and witness t… read the rest.

JPV852

⭐ 7/10

September 29, 2025

Second time watching this and still a solid thriller with a great finale that, save for one shot, looked practical which was great and today would've been done with visual effects. Good performances from Hackman and Archer and at only 94-minutes, a quick but entertaining way to spend a weekend night. **3.5/5**

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$17,500,000

Revenue

$10,900,000

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