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The Cassandra Crossing

Year:

1977

Duration:

129 min

Genres:

Drama | Thriller

IMDB rate:

6.3

Director:

George P. Cosmatos

Details

Country: West Germany

Release Date: 1977-02-09

Filming Locations: International Labour Office Building. 4, route des Morillons, 1211 Genève 22, Switzerland

Earnings

Gross: $15,300,000 (Japan)SEK 152,111 (Sweden)

Cast

Actor

Character

Ingrid Thulin

Alida Valli

Sophia Loren

Jennifer Rispoli Chamberlain

Richard Harris

Dr. Jonathan Chamberlain

Martin Sheen

Robby Navarro

O.J. Simpson

Haley

Lionel Stander

Max, the Train Conductor

Ann Turkel

Susan

Lee Strasberg

Herman Kaplan

Ava Gardner

Nicole Dressler

Burt Lancaster

Colonel Stephen Mackenzie

Lou Castel

Swedish Terrorist

John Phillip Law

Major Stark

Ray Lovelock

Tom

Stefano Patrizi

Terrorist

Thomas Hunter

Captain Scott (as Tom Hunter)

Fausta Avelli

Caterina

Angela Goodwin

Nun

Carlo De Mejo

Faux Patient (uncredited)

John P. Dulaney

Harmonica player (uncredited)

Renzo Palmer

Train station ticket collector (uncredited)

Michael Staudt

Marine Guard (uncredited)

Adam Strasberg

Child (uncredited)

David Lee Strasberg

Child (uncredited)

Thomas Williams

Marine Guard (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

James Coburn turned down the role of Haley which was in the end played by 'O J Simpson'.

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The movie's British and American distribution and network television rights were pre-sold prior to principal photography even having started.

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Production on the movie in Switzerland was delayed due to vandalism. The train was grafittied with political slogans on one roof and inside the carriages whilst laying stationery overnight at Delemont Station. The train roof graffiti was only discovered when aerial photography was being conducted from a helicopter.

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Goofs

The train is meant to be leaving from Geneva, but all the departure scenes are at Basel SBB station, the main Swiss station in Basel. Green liveried (still to be seen in 2012) Basel trams can be seen more than once. No on-the-ground railway filming took place in Geneva. This is made even more amusing by the announcements in the background mentioning the next stop as Basel several times.

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When the two sections of the train are separated the brakes in both sections would be applied automatically stopping both sections of the train presumably stopping both before reaching the bridge.

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When they are attempting to lower things onto the moving train with a helicopter, it conveniently changes from overhead-powered electric to diesel. Immediately afterwards, it changes back.

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Quotes

Nicole Dressler: Oh, what is it all about?

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Col. Stephen Mackenzie: [On speaker phone] I don't have to tell you what we're up against!

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Susan: [Very ill] I don't look too good, hunh?

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