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The Cassandra Crossing (1976)

18/12/1976 (DE)Action, Thriller2h 9m
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The Fear Is Spreading

Overview

Passengers on a European train have been exposed to a deadly disease, and nobody will let them off the train.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Sophia Loren

      Sophia Loren

      Jennifer Rispoli Chamberlain

    2. Richard Harris

      Richard Harris

      Dr. Jonathan Chamberlain

    3. Martin Sheen

      Martin Sheen

      Robby Navarro

    4. O. J. Simpson

      O. J. Simpson

      Haley

    5. Ava Gardner

      Ava Gardner

      Nicole Dressler

    6. Burt Lancaster

      Burt Lancaster

      Col. Stephen Mackenzie

    7. Lionel Stander

      Lionel Stander

      Max, the Train Conductor

    8. Ann Turkel

      Ann Turkel

      Susan

    9. Ingrid Thulin

      Ingrid Thulin

      Dr. Elena Stradner

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    A review by Wuchak

    6.0
    Written by Wuchak on Sep 27, 2021

    _**The Horror Express**_ A passenger train traveling from Geneva, Switzerland, to Stockholm, Sweden, is infected by a strain of pneumonic plague via a terrorist. Under questionable orders, the US Colonel in charge of the situation (Burt Lancaster) reroutes the train to Poland where it has to cross a long defunct steel arch bridge. “The Cassandra Crossing” (1976) is a disaster thriller that’s part train movie and part plague flick. It’s not great like the later “Runaway Train” (1985) nor as good as “Outbreak” (1995), but it’s almost on par with “Under Siege 2: Dark Territory” (1995). ...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget$6,000,000.00

    Revenue$15,300,000.00

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