Avalanche Express
The Fast Track For All-Star Adventure.
1979 · 1h 25m · PG
Action, Thriller
Directed by
Mark Robson
,
Monte Hellman
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Avalanche Express
Overview
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.
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