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Avalanche Express

Avalanche Express

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 27, 1979

Runtime

1h 25m

Genres

Action, Thriller

User Score

47%

Original Title

Avalanche Express

Production Companies

Lorimar Productions

Director

Mark Robson

Description

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.