---
title: 'Cyclone (1978)'
type: 'film'
director: 'René Cardona Jr.'
released: '1978-07-21'
runtime_minutes: 97
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Mexico'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/cyclone-1978'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075901/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Cyclone (1978)

1978 · 97 min · Drama, Action, Horror, Adventure, Thriller · Mexico


## Synopsis

Cyclone is a 1978 survival horror film co-written and directed by René Cardona Jr., and starring Arthur Kennedy, Carroll Baker, Lionel Stander, Andrés García, Hugo Stiglitz, Mario Almada and Olga Karlatos. The plot follows a group of passengers from a crashed airplane who find refuge on a small tour boat in the ocean, and who eventually resort to cannibalism for survival. The film is purportedly based in part on Alfred Hitchcock's Lifeboat (1944).

## Credits

- **Director:** [René Cardona Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/rene-cardona-jr)
- **Screenplay:** [René Cardona Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/rene-cardona-jr)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Riz Ortolani](https://cinepixo.com/people/riz-ortolani)
- **Producer:** [Angelo Iacono](https://cinepixo.com/people/angelo-iacono)

## Cast

- [Carroll Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/carroll-baker)
- [Hugo Stiglitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugo-stiglitz)
- [Olga Karlatos](https://cinepixo.com/people/olga-karlatos)
- [Andrés García](https://cinepixo.com/people/andres-garcia)
- [Stefania D'Amario](https://cinepixo.com/people/stefania-d-amario)
- [Mario Almada](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-almada)
- [Arthur Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-kennedy)
- [Lionel Stander](https://cinepixo.com/people/lionel-stander)

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