Avalanche Express

Avalanche Express

4.8IMDb Score
Released:1979-09-27
Duration:85 min
Director:Mark Robson
Actors:Lee Marvin, Robert Shaw, Linda Evans, Maximilian Schell, Joe Namath
Production:Lorimar Motion Pictures

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.

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