Avalanche Express
Brief Synopsis
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During the cold war, a Soviet biological warfare expert plans to defect to the West. A CIA agent gets the man onboard a European train in order to aid his escape, but the Soviets are determined to stop at nothing to prevent this, including starting an avalanche which envelopes the train.
Cast & Crew
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Mark Robson
Director
Lee Marvin
Robert Shaw
Linda Evans
Guido Hoegel
Uwe Ochsenknecht
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Spy
Release Date
1979
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 28m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (DeLuxe)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Synopsis
During the cold war, a Soviet biological warfare expert plans to defect to the West. A CIA agent gets the man onboard a European train in order to aid his escape, but the Soviets are determined to stop at nothing to prevent this, including starting an avalanche which envelopes the train.
Cast
Lee Marvin
Robert Shaw
Linda Evans
Guido Hoegel
Uwe Ochsenknecht
Arthur Brauss
Paul Glawion
Rudolf Waldemar Brem
Vladek Sheybal
Richard Marner
Erland Erlandson
Joe Namath
Sylvia Langova
Arnold Drummond
Michael Connors
Cyril Shaps
Rainer Steffen
Osman Ragheb
Kristine Nell
Hans Jurgen Leuthen
Maximilian Wolters
David Hess
Gunter Meisner
Claudio Cassinelli
Sky Du Mont
Walter Kraus
Horst Buchholz
Maximilian Schell
Dan Van Husen
Crew
Angela Allen
Script Supervisor
Howard Anderson
Photography
Renate Arbes
Casting
Wayne Artman
Sound
Ralph Aubert
Props
David Beasley
Visual Effects
Tom Beckert
Sound
Ben Blondell
Production Coordinator
Fred J Brown
Sound Effects
Michele Sharp Brown
Sound Effects
Harry Caplan
Unit Production Manager
Harry Caplan
Production Supervisor
Jack Cardiff
Director Of Photography
Bodie Chandler
Music Coordinator
Betty Chaplin
Script Supervisor
Gene Corman
Post-Production
Garth Craven
Editor
John Dykstra
Special Effects
Jack English
Location Manager
Jon Erland
Visual Effects
Elke Etzold
Set Decorator
Allyn Ferguson
Music
Colin Forbes
Source Material (From Novel)
Anthony Foutz
Consultant
Don French
Assistant Director
Rudolf Geiger
Production Supervisor
Alan Gibbs
Segment Director
Sam Gordon
Props
Ed Graves
Art Director
Lynn H Guthrie
Associate Producer
Ross Hahn
Special Effects
Monte Hellman
Post-Production
Walter Huse
Key Grip
Michael Jiron
Sound
Wieland Liebske
Assistant Director
Bruce Logan
Special Effects Supervisor
Tom Lupo
Stunt Coordinator
Veronica Manchot
Assistant Editor
Cass Mccune
Production Coordinator
Grant Mccune
Visual Effects
Alec Mills
Camera Assistant
Ken Morrisey
Assistant Editor
Travis Nixon
Set Decorator
Rospo Pallenberg
Consultant
Joe Pare
Assistant Director
Barry Peake
Photography
Abraham Polonsky
Screenplay
John Ramsey
Visual Effects
Mark Robson
Producer
Karl Schaffer
Production Supervisor
David Scott
Visual Effects
Robert Shepherd
Production Manager
Mickey Shirrard
Costumes
Roger Lee Smith
Camera Assistant
David Sosalla
Visual Effects
George Stevenson
Sound
Fred Tuch
Production Designer
Ago Von Sperl
Makeup
Rudiger Von Sperl
Makeup
Trudy Von Trotha
Script Supervisor
Gerard Walsh
Assistant Director
Kit West
Special Effects
Caryl Wickman
Sound Effects
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Spy
Release Date
1979
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 28m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (DeLuxe)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
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Trivia
'Shaw, Robert' and Director/Producer Mark Robson both died during the making of this film.
Star 'Shaw, Robert' was very ill during filming and died during its production. His voice was so weak and his delivery was so shaky because of his illness that his voice was dubbed by an impersonator.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1979
Released in United States 1979
