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The Cassandra Crossing

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Terrorists have planted a deadly virus on a transcontinental train. On board are the glamorous Jennifer Chamberlain (Sophia Loren) and her ex-husband, Dr. Jonathan Chamberlain (Richard Harris), as well as Nicole Dressler (Ava Gardner) and her young lover, Robby (Martin Sheen). They can't get off, and one solution proposed is to quarantine them by rerouting the train over the Cassandra Crossing -- an unstable bridge. Dr. Chamberlain wants to save them, but has to battle the terrorists first.
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Wendy Ide The Times (UK) The finale is effectively spectacular. Jul 19, 2022 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com …director George P. Cosmatos seems intent on using the tropes of a conspiracy thriller to knit the disparate elements together, but better just to sit back and enjoy several generations of movie stars wrestle with ludicrous situations and dialogue… Rated: 3/5 Jan 30, 2025 Full Review Bernard Drew Gannett News Service A trip that begins with incipient excitement and ends in total idiocy. Oct 30, 2019 Full Review Ruth Batchelor Los Angeles Free Press It's a bad movie that's more fun than if it had been good. Oct 25, 2019 Full Review Jesús Fernández Santos El Pais (Spain) The political message is too simplistic, but it's very common in today's movies. [Full Review in Spanish] Jul 25, 2019 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Your usual over-the-top blockbuster disaster of a formulaic disaster movie. Rated: C Aug 31, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

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j f Heck of a cast, featuring OJ’s finest work Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/04/25 Full Review Audience Member A good if not typical 70s disaster film. Great cast and the ending is rather shocking. I enjoyed it and it’s definitely worth a watch! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/22/24 Full Review Liam D A fairly standard disaster movie with a great cast lead by Burt Lancaster (The Hallelujah Trail, Run Silent, Run Deep) and Richard Harris (The Return Of A Man Called Horse, The Heroes Of Telemark) plus has one of the legendary Composer Jerry Goldsmith (Flaming Star, In Harm’s Way) most underrated scores Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/18/24 Full Review Steve D With this much talent it should have been so much better. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/16/23 Full Review Audience Member This film was already dated in 1997, coming in at the tail end of the disaster movie genre ushered in by 'The Poseidon Adventure' (1972). A great cast is mostly wasted in a poorly written, adequately directed and lazily acted movie. It's hard to believe this film was made after such 70s classics as 'The Godfather' and 'Jaws'. The script gives no depth to any of the caracters, who are all two dimensional, and lack any empathy. Ava Gardner's role is particularly badly written and her performance is embarassing. Richard Harris' acting ability is without question but his unsympathetic screen persona is more suited to villainous roles and he makes an unlikely hero. Sophia Loren is totally wasted, and a host of great supporting actors barely register. On a positive note, the tracking shots of the train and Martin Sheen's stunt double are impressive, and Jerry Goldsmith delivers an effective score though the main theme feels like it belongs in a 1960's French movie. This is only worth watching for curiosity value and for it's relevance to the problem's facing the world today. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review delysid d its a disaster classic of the 70s Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/16/21 Full Review Read all reviews
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George P. Cosmatos

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Sophia Loren

Jennifer Rispoli Chamberlain

Richard Harris

Dr. Jonathan Chamberlain

Ava Gardner

Nicole Dressler

Burt Lancaster

Col. Stephen Mackenzie

Martin Sheen

Robby Navarro

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Synopsis Terrorists have planted a deadly virus on a transcontinental train. On board are the glamorous Jennifer Chamberlain (Sophia Loren) and her ex-husband, Dr. Jonathan Chamberlain (Richard Harris), as well as Nicole Dressler (Ava Gardner) and her young lover, Robby (Martin Sheen). They can't get off, and one solution proposed is to quarantine them by rerouting the train over the Cassandra Crossing -- an unstable bridge. Dr. Chamberlain wants to save them, but has to battle the terrorists first.
Director
George P. Cosmatos
Producer
Lew Grade, Carlo Ponti
Screenwriter
Tom Mankiewicz, Robert Katz, George P. Cosmatos
Distributor
AVCO Embassy Pictures
Production Co
Compagnia Cinematografica Champion, International Cine Productions, Associated General Films
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 9, 1977, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
May 3, 2018
Runtime
2h 6m
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