Summary
Avalanche Express is an American thriller film first released in 1979,
directed by Mark Robson and Monte Hellman.
The film is based on a novel by Colin Forbes and stars Lee Marvin, Robert Shaw, Linda Evans, Maximilian Schell and Joe Namath.
Our overall rating for this film is: mediocre.
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Credits
- Director: Mark Robson, Monte Hellman
- Script: Colin Forbes (novel), Abraham Polonsky
- Photo: Jack Cardiff
- Music: Allyn Ferguson
- Cast: Lee Marvin (Col. Harry Wargrave), Robert Shaw (General Marenkov), Linda Evans (Elsa Lang), Maximilian Schell (Nikolai Bunin), Joe Namath (Leroy), Horst Buchholz (Scholten), Mike Connors (Haller), Claudio Cassinelli (Molinari), Kristina Nel (Helga Mann), David Hess (Geiger), Günter Meisner (Muehler), Sylva Langova (Olga), Cyril Shaps (Sedov), Vladek Sheybal (Zannbin), Arthur Brauss (Neckerman), Sky Dumont (Philip John), Richard Marner (Prachko), Arnold Drummond (Commissar (Maxim Gorky)), Paul Glawion (Alfredo), Dan van Husen (Bernardo), Rainer Steffen (1st Policeman), Dieter Groest (2nd Policeman), Hans-Jürgen Leuthen (Dutch Customs Man), Maximilian Wolters (Swiss Officer), Gudo Hoegel (Adjutant of Molinari), Rudolf Waldemar Brem (1st Signal Man), Erland Erlandsen (2nd Signal Man), Walter Kraus (Engineer), Osman Ragheb (Security Agent), Robert Rietty (Gen. Marenkov)
- Country: USA / Ireland
- Language: English / Irish Gaelic
- Runtime: 88 min
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