Avalanche Express
The Fast Track For All-Star Adventure.
Rating: 4.8 out of 10TMDB(49 votes)
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.
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Setting
Set in Europe
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Music
Music by Allyn Ferguson
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Jack Cardiff
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Colin ForbesNovel
- Abraham PolonskyScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 27, 1979
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Lee MarvinHarry Wargrave
Robert ShawGeneral Markenkov
Linda EvansElse Lang
Maximilian SchellColonel Nikolai Bunin
Joe NamathLeroy
Horst BuchholzScholten
Mike ConnorsHaller
Claudio CassinelliMolinari
Kristina NelHelga Mann
David HessGeiger
Günter MeisnerRudi Muehler
Sylva LangováOlga
Cyril ShapsSedov
Vladek SheybalZannbin
Arthur BraussNeckermann
Sky du MontPhilip John
Richard MarnerPrachko- Arnold DrummondCommissar
Paul GlawionAlfredo
Dan van HusenBernardo
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