Avalanche Express

Avalanche Express

85 mins | Action, Thriller | Sept. 27, 1979

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.

Avalanche Express

85 mins | Action, Thriller | Sept. 27, 1979

Avalanche Express
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.
IMDb rating 4.9
Producers Lorimar Productions
Original title Avalanche Express
Directors Mark Robson
Writers Abraham Polonsky, Colin Forbes

Cast

Lee Marvin

as Wargrave

Robert Shaw

as Markenkov

Linda Evans

as Else Lang

Maximilian Schell

as Colonel Nikolai Bunin

Joe Namath

as Leroy

Horst Buchholz

as Scholten

Mike Connors

as Haller

Claudio Cassinelli

as Molinari

Kristina Nel

as Helga Mann

David Hess

as Geiger

Günter Meisner

as Muehler

Sylva Langová

as Olga

Cyril Shaps

as Sedov

Vladek Sheybal

as Zannbin

Arthur Brauss

as Neckermann

Sky du Mont

as Philip John

Richard Marner

as Prachko

Arnold Drummond

as Commissar

Paul Glawion

as Alfredo

Dan van Husen

as Bernardo

Rainer Steffen

as 1st Policeman

Dieter Groest

as 2nd Policeman

Hans-Jürgen Leuthen

as Dutch Customs Man

Maximilian Wolters

as Swiss Officer

Gudo Hoegel

as Adjutant of Molinari

Rudolf Waldemar Brem

as 1st Signal Man

Erland Erlandsen

as 2nd Signal Man

Walter Kraus

as Engineer

Osman Ragheb

as Security Agent

Robert Rietti

as Marenkov (voice)