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Cassandra Crossing

Cassandra Crossing

Drama, Action, Thriller, Disaster

George P. Cosmatos

Sophia Loren, Richard Harris, Martin Sheen, O.J. Simpson, Lionel Stander, Anne Tockel, Ingrid Thulin, Lee Strasberg, Ava Gardner, Burt Lancaster, Lou Castel, John Philip Law, Ray Lovelock, Alida Valli, Stefano Patrizi, Thomas Hunter, Fosta Avelli, Angela Goodwin, John P. Durlani

1976

UK, Italy, West Germany

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Completed

English, French, Swedish,

129 minutes

2025-03-02 14:25:26

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This film (drama)Also known asThe Cassandra Crossing,is aUK, Italy, West GermanyProducerwomen sex,At1976Released in year 。The dialogue language isEnglish, French, Swedish,,Current Douban rating8.3(For reference only)。
"The Cassandra Crossing" is a film co-produced by the UK, Italy, and West Germany. Its shooting techniques and content have become a classic model for disaster films that followed. Terrorists invade the headquarters of the World Health Organization in Geneva, intending to carry out a terror attack, but are thwarted by security personnel. During the pursuit, a police officer accidentally breaks a sample of plague bacteria, spilling it on the criminals. One thug dies on the spot due to infection, while another escapes onto a train heading to Stockholm. The virus spreads rapidly, infecting many on the train. The International Police Bureau controls the train to prevent the plague bacteria from spreading to others, ordering it not to stop at any stations and to be taken to the Cassandra Crossing for destruction. Female writer Jennifer (played by Sophia Loren) and her husband Dr. Chamberlain (played by Richard Harris) also get involved. The doctor manages to save many people from the bacteria through experimental methods, but is not believed by his superiors, and must find a solution on his own. Tensions arise between the train's passengers and the chemical defense units as people take up arms. The fate of everyone is tied to the train as it heads into the unknown...