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The Cassandra Crossing (Original title)Treffpunkt Todesbrücke (Alternative title)
Dates: 1976 (Copyright), 10 July 1977 (Release)

Countries: Federal Republic of Germany, United Kingdom, Italy

Directed by: George Pan Cosmatos

Synopsis: Thriller. A top American colonel learns that a terrorist, who has been exposed to a deadly and highly contageous bacteria, has boarded a train for Stockholm.

Genre:
Drama
Releases
Date: 1976Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 128 mins Length: 11569 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: 1986Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: VHS Videocassette - Colour - SoundRuntime: 123 mins Dialogue (original): English
Date: 28 February 2000Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) - Colour - SoundRuntime: 123 mins Dialogue (original): English

Credits (66)
©: International Cine Productions KG ICP Film GmbH & Co, Presents: Sir Lew Grade, Carlo Ponti, [Presented] For: Associated General Films, Executive Producer: Giancarlo Pettini, Produced by: Carlo Ponti, Production Manager in Switzerland: Christina Luescher, Production Manager in France: Jean Pieuchot, Production Supervisor: Mara Blasetti, Assistant Director: Joe Pollini, Assistant Director: Tony Brandt, Antonio Gabrielli, Assistant to the Director: Amy Werba, Continuity: Marion Mertes, Screenplay by: Tom Mankiewicz, Screenplay by: Robert Katz, George Pan Cosmatos, Story by: Robert Katz, George Pan Cosmatos, Director of Photography: Ennio Guarnieri, Additional Photography: Sergio Salvati, Aerial Sequences Directed by: George P. Cosmatos, [Aerial Sequences] Photographed by: Ron Goodman, [Aerial Sequences Photographed] With: Wesscam Camera Systems, Camera Operator: Cesare Allione, Gaffer: Amilcare Cuccoli, Chief Grip: Ennio Picconi, Stillman: Roberto Biciocchi, Tazio Secchiaroli, Back Projectionist: Achille Strani, Special Effects: Aldo Gasparri, Roberto Pignotti, Models Supervisor: Aurelio Crugnola, Editor: Françoise Bonnot, Roberto Silvi, Assistant Editor: Cesare D'amico, Production Designer: Aurelio Crugnola, Assistant Art Director: Maria Teresa Barbasso, Set Decorator: Mario Liverani, Costume Designer: Adriana Berselli, Assistant Costume Designer: Fabrizio Caracciolo, Miss [Ava] Gardner's Wardrobe by: Franka, Accessories by: Christian Dior, Gucci, Make-up: Giuseppe Banchelli, Make-up: Mario Van Riel, Marisa Tilli, Hairdresser: Gisa Favella, Ada Palombi, Music by: Jerry Goldsmith, Music Recorded by: Symphonic Orchestra Unione Musicisti di Roma, Conducted by: Jerry Goldsmith, Music Editor: Claudio Cutry, Sound Recordist: Carlo Palmieri, Piero Fondi, Sound Recorded at: International Recording, [Sound] Mixer: Fausto Ancillai, Sound Editor: Leslie Hodgson, Vernon Messenger, Assistant Sound Editor: Giorgio De Vincenzo, Train [Sound] Effects Supplied by: Transacord Ltd, Dialogue Coach: José Villaverde, Helicopters Supplied by: Berner Oberländer Helikopter AG, Chief Pilot: Günter Ammann, Interiors Filmed at: Cinecittà
Cast (23)
Sophia Loren (Jennifer Rispoli Chamberlain), Richard Harris (Dr Jonathan Chamberlain), Martin Sheen (Robby Navarro), O.J. Simpson (Father Haley), Lionel Stander (Max, the conductor), Ann Turkel (Susan), Ingrid Thulin (Dr Elena Stradner), Lee Strasberg (Herman Kaplan), Ava Gardner (Nicole), Burt Lancaster (Mackenzie), Lou Castel (Swede, ambulance driver), John Phillip Law (Major Stack), Ray Lovelock (Tom), Alida Valli (Mrs Chadwick), Stefano Patrizi (attendant), Tom Hunter (Captain Scott), Fausta Avelli (Katherine), Angela Goodwin (nun), Carlo De Mejo (patient), Renzo Palmer (Jean, station ticket collector), Roger Browne (agent killed at O.M.S. centre), Carlo Ponti Jr., John P. Dulaney (harmonica player)