The read
Audiences rate it 29 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb4.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes20%
Audiences rate it 29 points higher than critics do.
49 audience votes
Key crew
- Mark RobsonDirector
- Allyn FergusonOriginal Music Composer
- Abraham PolonskyScreenplay
Cast
- Lee MarvinHarry Wargrave
- Robert ShawGeneral Markenkov
- Linda EvansElse Lang
- Maximilian SchellColonel Nikolai Bunin
- Joe NamathLeroy
- Horst BuchholzScholten
- Mike ConnorsHaller
- Claudio CassinelliMolinari
- Kristina NelHelga Mann
- David HessGeiger
- Günter MeisnerRudi Muehler
- Sylva LangováOlga
Stills
Themes
central intelligence agency (cia)espionagelocomotivecold warkgbsecret agentdouble agentmolealps mountainsavalanchespy thrillersoviet defector