Avalanche Express

"The Fast Track For All-Star Adventure."

Oct 19 1979 PG 1h 28m
Action, Thriller

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.

Plot

When senior Russian official Gen. Marenkov decides to defect to the West, CIA agent Harry Wargrave is sent to lead the team to get him out. Malenkov reveals that the Russians are trying to develop biological weapons. Wargrave decides that Malenkov should travel across Europe by train, on the "Atlantic Express", in an attempt to lure the Russians into attacking the train so that they can discover who the Russian secret agents in Europe are. During the journey they must survive a terrorist attack and an avalanche, all planned by Russian spy-catcher Nikolai Bunin. A tape gets decoded and Harry hands it over when he boards the jet plane with Elsa.

Written by

Abraham Polonsky, Colin Forbes

Directed by

Mark Robson, Monte Hellman

Production Countries

Ireland, United States of America

Production Companies

Lorimar Productions

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
1,925
Average Rating
4.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA