Avalanche Express (1979) On DVD

Actor:           Robert Shaw, Lee Marvin, Linda Evans, Maximilian Schell, Mike Connors
Director:      Mark Robson
Genre:          Action/Adventure
Year:            1979
Studio:         LOR
Length:        88
Released:   August 1, 2011
Rating:        Parental Guidance (MPAA Rating)
Format:       DVD
Misc:           Color
Language:  English
Subtitles  :  N/A

DESCRIPTION:

U.S. undercover agent Harry Wargrave has a straightforward assignment: escort a Soviet defector on Europe's Milan-to-Rotterdam train, then cross the Atlantic and deliver his charge to Washington like a package. Easier said than done. Commandos are out to stop Harry - and a new weapon may be deployed in this patriot game: a devastating avalanche. Veteran director Mark Robson (Von Ryan's Express, Earthquake) mans the controls and a first-class cast powers the excitement of this thriller that barrels through scenic locations and constant danger. Robert Shaw (the Jaws star's final film) is the calculating, freedom-bound Marenkov. Academy Award(r) winner Lee Marvin plays dutiful, cynical Wargrave. And Linda Evans, Maximilian Schell, Horst Buchholz, Joe Namath and Mike Connors all earn their cloak-and-dagger badges as the story bullets from streets to iron rails to the sea. All aboard the Avalanche Express!