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48% Critic Match
Avalanche Express
“The Fast Track For All-Star Adventure.”
4.8 / 10• 1979• 1h 25m•PG• English
ActionThriller
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Lee Marvin
Harry Wargrave
Lead
Robert Shaw
General Markenkov
Linda Evans
Else Lang
Maximilian Schell
Colonel Nikolai Bunin
Joe Namath
Leroy
Horst Buchholz
Scholten
Mike Connors
Haller
Claudio Cassinelli
Molinari
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mark Robson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Avalanche Express is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
