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Avalanche Express

- The Fast Track For All-Star Adventure.

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.

Release Date : 1979-09-27

Language :EnglishRussian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Lorimar Productions

Production Country : IrelandUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Lee Marvin

Character Name : Harry Wargrave

Original Name : Lee Marvin

Gender : Male

Robert Shaw

Character Name : General Markenkov

Original Name : Robert Shaw

Gender : Male

Linda Evans

Character Name : Else Lang

Original Name : Linda Evans

Gender : Female

Maximilian Schell

Character Name : Colonel Nikolai Bunin

Original Name : Maximilian Schell

Gender : Male

Joe Namath

Character Name : Leroy

Original Name : Joe Namath

Gender : Male

Horst Buchholz

Character Name : Scholten

Original Name : Horst Buchholz

Gender : Male

Mike Connors

Character Name : Haller

Original Name : Mike Connors

Gender : Male

Claudio Cassinelli

Character Name : Molinari

Original Name : Claudio Cassinelli

Gender : Male

Kristina Nel

Character Name : Helga Mann

Original Name : Kristina Nel

Gender : Female

David Hess

Character Name : Geiger

Original Name : David Hess

Gender : Male

Günter Meisner

Character Name : Rudi Muehler

Original Name : Günter Meisner

Gender : Male

Sylva Langová

Character Name : Olga

Original Name : Sylva Langová

Gender : Female

Cyril Shaps

Character Name : Sedov

Original Name : Cyril Shaps

Gender : Male

Vladek Sheybal

Character Name : Zannbin

Original Name : Vladek Sheybal

Gender : Male

Arthur Brauss

Character Name : Neckermann

Original Name : Arthur Brauss

Gender : Male

Sky du Mont

Character Name : Philip John

Original Name : Sky du Mont

Gender : Male

Richard Marner

Character Name : Prachko

Original Name : Richard Marner

Gender : Male

Arnold Drummond

Character Name : Commissar

Original Name : Arnold Drummond

Gender : Male

Paul Glawion

Character Name : Alfredo

Original Name : Paul Glawion

Gender : Male

Dan van Husen

Character Name : Bernardo

Original Name : Dan van Husen

Gender : Male

Rainer Steffen

Character Name : 1st Policeman

Original Name : Rainer Steffen

Gender : Male

Dieter Groest

Character Name : 2nd Policeman

Original Name : Dieter Groest

Gender : Male

Hans-Jürgen Leuthen

Character Name : Dutch Customs Man

Original Name : Hans-Jürgen Leuthen

Gender : Male

Maximilian Wolters

Character Name : Swiss Officer

Original Name : Maximilian Wolters

Gender : Male

Gudo Hoegel

Character Name : Adjutant of Molinari

Original Name : Gudo Hoegel

Gender : Male

Rudolf Waldemar Brem

Character Name : 1st Signal Man

Original Name : Rudolf Waldemar Brem

Gender : Male

Erland Erlandsen

Character Name : 2nd Signal Man

Original Name : Erland Erlandsen

Gender : Male

Walter Kraus

Character Name : Engineer

Original Name : Walter Kraus

Gender : Male

Osman Ragheb

Character Name : Security Agent

Original Name : Osman Ragheb

Gender : Male

Robert Rietti

Character Name : Marenkov (voice)

Original Name : Robert Rietti

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Stop the train, I want to get off. Awful attempt at blending a political thriller with disaster movie shenanigans, Avalanche Express is also a sad end to the careers of Robert Shaw (Jaws/The Sting) and Mark Robson (The Seventh Victim/Bedlam). Both of whom died during the production. Plot essentially sees Shaw's Soviet official, Marenkov, defecting to the west whilst aiming to kill off his homeland's biological weapons programme in the process. Basically putting himself up as bait to flesh out the baddies, Marenkov is being protected by Lee Marvin's CIA agent Harry Wargrave and his pals. Cue a train snaking through the snowy mountains as they all try to evade an avalanche and some shifty types attempting to spoil the mission. There's a whole bunch of talking and a whole bunch of actors drifting in and out of the film without making a mark. The action, what little there is, is slip-shod and the dubbing of Shaw only brings more sadness to what is quite simply a sad movie! Jack Cardiff's photography is crisp and deserves a better film, and even though the model work on show is a bit hit and miss, it does have a quaintness that steers you away from the turgid screenplay. But all told it's a boring mess of a movie and really only one for Marvin and Shaw fans to tick off of their lists. 3.5/10