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Avalanche Express

Genres
Action
Thriller
Rating
4.7
StatusReleased
LanguagesPусскийEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Release Date1979-09-27
Runtime85 mins

Overview

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

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Lee Marvin

as Harry Wargrave

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Robert Shaw

as General Markenkov

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Linda Evans

as Else Lang

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Maximilian Schell

as Colonel Nikolai Bunin

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Joe Namath

as Leroy

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Horst Buchholz

as Scholten

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Mike Connors

as Haller

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Claudio Cassinelli

as Molinari

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Kristina Nel

as Helga Mann

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David Hess

as Geiger

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Günter Meisner

as Rudi Muehler

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Sylva Langová

as Olga

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Cyril Shaps

as Sedov

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Vladek Sheybal

as Zannbin

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Arthur Brauss

as Neckermann

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Sky du Mont

as Philip John

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Richard Marner

as Prachko

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Arnold Drummond

as Commissar

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Paul Glawion

as Alfredo

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Dan van Husen

as Bernardo

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Rainer Steffen

as 1st Policeman

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Dieter Groest

as 2nd Policeman

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Hans-Jürgen Leuthen

as Dutch Customs Man

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Maximilian Wolters

as Swiss Officer

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Gudo Hoegel

as Adjutant of Molinari

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Rudolf Waldemar Brem

as 1st Signal Man

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Erland Erlandsen

as 2nd Signal Man

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Walter Kraus

as Engineer

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Osman Ragheb

as Security Agent

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Robert Rietti

as Marenkov (voice)

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Marcello Monti

as (uncredited)

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