Is there such a place as the Cassandra Crossing?

The steel arch bridge depicted in the film is actually the Garabit Viaduct in southern France, built from 1880 to 1884 by Gustave Eiffel, who later constructed the Eiffel tower. At the beginning of the film passengers arrive at Geneva railway station to embark on the train.

What is Cassandra Crossing about?

Terrorists have planted a deadly virus on a transcontinental train. On board are the glamorous Jennifer Chamberlain (Sophia Loren) and her ex-husband, Dr. Jonathan Chamberlain (Richard Harris), as well as Nicole Dressler (Ava Gardner) and her young lover, Robby (Martin Sheen). They can’t get off, and one solution proposed is to quarantine them by rerouting the train over the Cassandra Crossing — an unstable bridge. Dr. Chamberlain wants to save them, but has to battle the terrorists first.
The Cassandra Crossing/Film synopsis

Who wrote The Cassandra Crossing?

George P. Cosmatos
Robert KatzTom Mankiewicz
The Cassandra Crossing/Screenplay

When was the movie Cassandra Crossing made?

December 18, 1976 (Italy)
The Cassandra Crossing/Release date

Who are the actors in the movie The Cassandra Crossing?

The Cassandra Crossing is a 1976 disaster thriller film directed by George Pan Cosmatos and starring Sophia Loren, Richard Harris, Ava Gardner, Martin Sheen, Burt Lancaster, Lee Strasberg and O. J. Simpson about a disease-infected Swedish terrorist who infects a train’s passengers as they head to a derelict arch bridge.

What happens at the end of the Cassandra Crossing?

There the train is sealed with an enclosed oxygen system and a U.S. Army medical team is placed aboard, with the now-deceased terrorist being placed in a hermetically-sealed coffin. Dr. Chamberlain learns of the risk of the Cassandra Crossing.

How did Chamberlain learn about the Cassandra Crossing?

Chamberlain learns of the risk of the Cassandra Crossing. He also begins to suspect the disease is not as serious as originally thought: few of the passengers have become infected and few of those have actually died.

Who was Ava Gardner in the Cassandra Crossing?

The Cassandra Crossing was only the second film made by Lee Strasberg. Ava Gardner said “the real reason I’m in this picture is money, baby, pure and simple.” Tom Mankiewicz, who worked on the script, dubbed the film ” The Towering Germ “. The film holds a score of 29% on Rotten Tomatoes based on seven reviews.