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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Questionable for Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1990 DVD Release: 11/10/1998 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 39 mins Studio: Live/Artisan Members Wishing: 2 Genres: Thriller, Action Thriller See Also: Narrow Margin

Narrow Margin directed by Peter Hyams and loosely based on the classic film noir of the same title, tells the story of a resourceful District Attorney who must return a witness to San Francisco alive so she can testify in a trial. Carol (Anne Archer) is in the bathroom of the hotel room of her blind date when he is murdered by mobsters for stealing money. Knowing she is the only witness, Carol flees to an isolated Canadian mountain home to hide out. She is followed by Caulfield (Gene Hackman) who knows that she is a witness and wants to make her testify. When the mobsters track Caulfield to the cabin, Carol must join him in a run for her life on a Canadian train. This film, while it is somewhat uneven, is a tour de force for director/writer/cinematographer Peter Hyams, who delivers a fast-paced, action-packed chase through the Canadian mountains, stunningly photographed and well acted by both Hackman and Archer. ~ Linda Rasmussen, All Movie Guide

Gene Hackman - Robert Caulfield
Anne Archer - Carol Hunnicut
James B. Sikking - Nelson
J.T. Walsh - Michael Tarlow
M. Emmet Walsh - Sgt. Dominick Benti

The tense action thriller Narrow Margin gets a DVD release from Artisan with a widescreen transfer and Dolby Digital Surround Sound. Spanish subtitles are available. Special features include the theatrical trailer, production notes, and cast and crew information about Gene Hackman, Anne Archer, James B. Sikking, M. Emmet Walsh, J.T. Walsh, and Roger Broughton. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide