Avalanche Express
“The Fast Track For All-Star Adventure.”
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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Cast
31 people
Lee Marvin
Harry Wargrave
Known for
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Robert Shaw
General Markenkov
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Linda Evans
Else Lang
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Maximilian Schell
Colonel Nikolai Bunin
Known for
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Joe Namath
Leroy
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Horst Buchholz
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Mike Connors
Haller
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Claudio Cassinelli
Molinari
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Kristina Nel
Helga Mann
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David Hess
Geiger
Known for
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Günter Meisner
Rudi Muehler
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Sylva Langová
Olga
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Mark Robson Director · Abraham Polonsky Screenplay Colin Forbes Author
Budget $12M · United States release September 29, 1979 · Produced in United States
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Budget
$12,000,000
Production
Lorimar Motion Pictures
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio
Lorimar Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Russian
Release dates
Germany · September 27, 1979
Theatrical
Ireland · September 27, 1979
Theatrical
United States · September 29, 1979
Theatrical
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