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Director:
George P. Cosmatos
Writers:
Robert Katz (story) and
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Release Date:
9 February 1977 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Thriller | Action more
Tagline:
The Fear Is Spreading more
Plot:
Passengers on a European train have been exposed to a deadly disease. Nobody will let them off the train so what happens next? full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
Everything but the kitchen sink more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Sophia Loren ... Jennifer Rispoli Chamberlain

Richard Harris ... Dr. Jonathan Chamberlain

Martin Sheen ... Robby Navarro
O.J. Simpson ... Haley
Lionel Stander ... Max, the Train Conductor

Ann Turkel ... Susan
Ingrid Thulin ... Dr. Elena Stradner
Lee Strasberg ... Herman Kaplan

Ava Gardner ... Nicole Dressler

Burt Lancaster ... Col. Stephen Mackenzie
Lou Castel ... Swedish Terrorist
John Phillip Law ... Major Stark
Ray Lovelock ... Tom
Alida Valli ... Mrs. Chadwick
Stefano Patrizi ... Terrorist
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Cassandra Crossing (Italy) (West Germany)
Treffpunkt Todesbrücke (West Germany)
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Runtime:
129 min
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:M | West Germany:16 (f) | Finland:K-16 (1997) (video rating) | Finland:K-18 (1977) | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:R | Argentina:13 | Canada:18A (Ontario)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The bridge used in the film is actually Viaduct of Garabit in France. It was built in 1881-1884, manufactured by Gustave Alexandre Eiffel of Eiffel Tower fame. It is 122 meters tall by 564.69 meters long. It is still used today as a railway bridge. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The locomotive that heads the train into the yard is a different one to that which hauled the train all the way from Geneva. There are other inconsistencies between shots as the train makes its way across country. more
Quotes:
Col. Stephen Mackenzie: [On speaker phone] I don't have to tell you what we're up against!
Dr. Jonathan Chamberlain: What you're up against? I may be the only doctor for a thousand potential plague victims if I haven't caught it myself.
Col. Stephen Mackenzie: That's exactly why it's important to contain the disease now and why you'll all be heading for an isolation facility in Poland, where you'll get the very best...
Dr. Jonathan Chamberlain: In the meantime, what do you intend I fight it with? Aspirin?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Neues aus der Anstalt: Die Weihnachtsfeier (#2.10)" (2008) more

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17 out of 20 people found the following comment useful:-
Everything but the kitchen sink, 21 January 2000
Author: heedarmy from United Kingdom

Wow! Now here's a value for money film. You get an outbreak of plague on a train, heading for a rickety bridge, whose passengers include sundry thieves, arms dealers, terrorists, pretty girls and cute kids. We've got helicopters, shoot-outs, explosions, songs, heroic sacrifices, Martin Sheen as Ava Gardner's kept boyfriend, Lee Strasberg emoting nobly and Burt Lancaster as an Army General who is Not To Be Trusted. George Pan Cosmatos directs at a fair lick, the setpieces are staged with relish, there's some neat bits of dialogue (courtesy of Tom Manciewiez, one suspects) and a spectacular climax. By most definitions, this is a pretty bad, crass, melodramatic, ludicrous film, but it's more fun than many a Good Movie I can think of.

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