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Avalanche Express

United States of America

PG
1979-09-27(US)
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Action,
Thriller
▪ 1h-25m

47^%

User
Score

The Fast Track For All-Star Adventure.

Overview

CIA agent Harry Wargrave is sent to aid Gen. Marenkov, a senior Russian official, who is defecting to the west. Wargrave decides they should travel to safety on a train across Europe, the "Atlantic Express". During the journey, they must survive attacks by terrorists and an avalanche, all planned by Russian spy-catcher Nikolai Bunin.

Mark RobsonProducer
Mark RobsonDirector
Colin ForbesNovel
Jack CardiffDirector of Photography
Allyn FergusonOriginal Music Composer
Garth CravenEditor

Top Billed Cast

Lee Marvin

Harry Wargrave

Robert Shaw

General Markenkov

Linda Evans

Else Lang

Maximilian Schell

Colonel Nikolai Bunin

Joe Namath

Leroy

Horst Buchholz

Scholten

Mike Connors

Haller

Claudio Cassinelli

Molinari

Kristina Nel

Helga Mann

Full Cast & Crew

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A review by John Chard

3.5.0

Written by John Chard on 2024-05-16

Stop the train, I want to get off. Awful attempt at blending a political thriller with disaster movie shenanigans, Avalanche Express is also a sad end to the careers of Robert Shaw (Jaws/The Sting) and Mark Robson (The Seventh Victim/Bedlam). Both of whom died during the production. Plot essentially sees Shaw's S...

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