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Disaster on the Coastliner (1979) (TV)
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David Ambrose (written by)
Release Date:
29 October 1979 (USA)
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A vengeful employee of a computer-controlled railway arranges a head-on collision of passenger trains. Can it be stopped? full summary | add synopsis
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Take the A train
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Lloyd Bridges | ... | Al Mitchell |
 | Raymond Burr | ... | Estes Hill |
| Robert Fuller | ... | Matt Leigh |
| Pat Hingle | ... | John Marsh |
 | E.G. Marshall | ... | Roy Snyder |
| Yvette Mimieux | ... | Paula Harvey |
 | William Shatner | ... | Stuart Peters |
| Paul L. Smith | ... | Jim Waterman / Victor Prescott |
| Arthur Malet | ... | Southbound Conductor |
| Harry Caesar | ... | Northbound Conductor |
| Jacque Lynn Colton | ... | Mrs. Shanks |
 | Lane Smith | ... | John Carlson |
| Sandy McPeak | ... | Hennessey |
| Virginia Kiser | ||
| Rockne Tarkington |
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Germany:89 min | 120 min (including commercials)
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Revealing mistakes: The trains are supposed to be owned by a fictional railroad. However, the name "Amtrak" is visible on all the trains.
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Effective TV-movie about two trains on collision course due to sabotage. Not as silly as many other disaster movies, but equally star-cluttered. William Shatner is funny as a con man, who might not be such a bad person after all. Exciting with good special effects.