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The Cassandra Crossing
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1976 film by George P. Cosmatos
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The Cassandra Crossing is a 1976 English-language action, disaster, and thriller film directed by George P. Cosmatos. Produced by Carlo Ponti and Lew Grade for ITC Entertainment, the movie features a cast including Richard Harris, Sophia Loren, Martin Sheen, and Burt Lancaster. The narrative follows passengers on a European train exposed to a deadly disease who are prevented from disembarking. The film was distributed by Embassy Pictures and International Cine Productions.
Jerry Goldsmith composed the score, while Françoise Bonnot served as film editor. Ennio Guarnieri handled cinematography. Filming took place in Geneva, Switzerland, at the Basel SBB railway station and the Garabit Viaduct, with the story set in Switzerland, Poland, and the Genève-Cornavin railway station. The production involved France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America.
The film had a budget of 6,000,000 and grossed 15,300,000 at the box office. It has a runtime of 129 minutes and received an R rating. Critical reception included a Metascore of 30, a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 42%, and an IMDb rating of 6.3 based on 10,605 votes. The film was nominated for one award.
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Film · TMDB
6.3Passengers on a European train have been exposed to a deadly disease, and nobody will let them off the train.
Cast
- Sophia Loren as Jennifer Rispoli Chamberlain
- Richard Harris as Dr. Jonathan Chamberlain
- Martin Sheen as Robby Navarro
- O. J. Simpson as Haley
- Ava Gardner as Nicole Dressler
- Burt Lancaster as Col. Stephen Mackenzie
Themes
- suicide
- quarantine
- hippie
- bridge
- train crash
- murder
- drug dealing
- doctor
- train
- terrorism
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Ratings
IMDb
6.3/10
10,605 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
42%
Metacritic
30/100
- Year
- 1976
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 1 nomination total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- George Pan Cosmatos
- Screenplay by
- Tom Mankiewicz , Robert Katz , George Pan Cosmatos
- Story by
- Robert Katz, George Pan Cosmatos
- Produced by
- Carlo Ponti , Lew Grade
- Starring
- Sophia Loren , Richard Harris , Burt Lancaster , Ava Gardner , Martin Sheen , O. J. Simpson , Lee Strasberg
- Cinematography
- Ennio Guarnieri
- Edited by
- Roberto Silvi, Françoise Bonnot
- Music by
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Production companies
- ITC Entertainment C. Cinematografica Champion s.p.a. International Cine Productions
- Distributed by
- AVCO Embassy Pictures
- Release dates
- 18 December 1976 ( 1976-12-18 ) (Italy & Japan) 31 March 1977 ( 1977-03-31 ) (UK & West Germany)
- Running time
- 129 minutes
- Country
- United Kingdom Italy West Germany
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $3 million or $6 million
- Box office
- $4.2 million , $15,300,000 (Japan), SEK 152,111 (Sweden)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- George P. Cosmatos
- Screenwriter
- George P. Cosmatos
- Composer
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Producer
- Lew Grade
- Production company
- ITC Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Ennio Guarnieri
- Narrative location
- Genève-Cornavin railway station
- Filming location
- Moutier
- Duration
- 129
- FilmAffinity ID
- 781442
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- publication date
- 1978-10-05
- title
- The Cassandra Crossing
- distributed by
- Embassy Pictures
- set in environment
- train
- review score
- 30/100
- film editor
- Françoise Bonnot
- capital cost
- 6000000
- box office
- 15300000
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Encyclopedic overview
The Cassandra Crossing is a 1976 disaster thriller film directed by George Pan Cosmatos, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Tom Mankiewicz and Robert Katz. The film is about a viral outbreak aboard a cross-European train, as it heads to a derelict arch bridge which is liable to collapse. It stars an ensemble cast, featuring Sophia Loren, Richard Harris, Ava Gardner, Martin Sheen, Burt Lancaster, Lee Strasberg, O. J. Simpson, Ingrid Thulin, Lionel Stander, Ann Turkel, John Phillip Law, and Alida Valli.
With the backing of the media tycoon Sir Lew Grade (the head of the British broadcast network Associated Television) and the Italian film producer Carlo Ponti, the international all-star cast was expected to attract a widespread audience, with rights sold prior to filming, to both British and American distributors. Ponti also saw the production as a showcase for his wife, Sophia Loren. Shooting took place on-location in France and Switzerland, and at Cinecittà Studios.
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