Cruise Into Terror (1978) (TV)

Director:

Bruce Kessler

Writer:

Michael Braverman (writer)

Release Date:

3 February 1978 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller | Horror

Plot:

An Egyptian sarcophagus that is cargo on a pleasure cruise ship has a secret - it contains the son of Satan, and its effects start to make the ship's passengers behave strangely.

Plot Keywords:

Egyptian | Vacation | Coffin | Satan | Satanism

Cast

Dirk Benedict	...	Simon
Frank Converse	...	Matt Lazarus
John Forsythe	...	Reverend Charles Mather
Christopher George	...	Neal Barry
Lynda Day George	...	Sandra Barry
Jo Ann Harris	...	Judy Haines
Lee Meriwether	...	Lil Mather
Ray Milland	...	Dr. Isiah Bakkun
Hugh O'Brian	...	Andy - Captain
Stella Stevens	...	Marilyn Magnesun
Hilary Thompson	...	Debbie Porter
Marshall Thompson	...	Bennett
Ruben Moreno	...	Emanuel
Roger E. Mosley	...	Nathan

Also Known As:

Voyage Into Evil (USA) (alternative title)

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Norway:15 (video premiere)

Filming Locations:

San Pedro-Catalina Channel, Channel Islands, California, USA

Company:

Aaron Spelling Productions

Cruise Into Terror- A pretty good whodunit!

This was decent. Approximately ten or twelve people are on a cruise, a varied group, when the sarcophagus is found on board. I don't think they dragged it up from the ocean depths. Tragedy ensues. Among those on board are Forsythe and Lee Meriwether, rather interesting as a minister and his wife. Two women are also on board, one rather carefree, the other a bit bookwormish. The sarcophagus contains the offspring of the devil and breathes at the most inopportune moments. Forsythe reveals that when the son of the devil returns to the Earth, there will be ten to witness it. "But there are eleven of us here now," someone says. Exactly, the ten witnesses, . . . and the guardian of the child. Which one is it? Possessions are subtle, the destruction of the vessel is imminent and the survivors are racing for the lifeboat. Forsythe and Meriwether are a scream here as the ship sinks, and keep an eye out for the cat. Rather a change from usual movie animals. Haven't seen this in a while. Instead of John Forsythe, I thought the reverend was Harold Gould, who played Rhoda Morganstern's father on television's "Rhoda", but I knew Lee Meriwether was the reverend's wife.