---
title: 'The Cassandra Crossing (1976)'
type: 'film'
director: 'George P. Cosmatos'
released: '1976-12-18'
runtime_minutes: 129
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-cassandra-crossing-1976'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074292/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Cassandra Crossing (1976)

1976 · R · 129 min · Action, Thriller · Australia, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy


## Synopsis

The Cassandra Crossing is a 1976 disaster thriller film directed by George Pan Cosmatos, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Tom Mankiewicz and Robert Katz. The film is about a viral outbreak aboard a cross-European train, as it heads to a derelict arch bridge which is liable to collapse. It stars an ensemble cast, featuring Sophia Loren, Richard Harris, Ava Gardner, Martin Sheen, Burt Lancaster, Lee Strasberg, O. J. Simpson, Ingrid Thulin, Lionel Stander, Ann Turkel, John Phillip Law, and Alida Valli.

## Credits

- **Director:** [George P. Cosmatos](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-p-cosmatos)
- **Screenplay:** [George P. Cosmatos](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-p-cosmatos), [Tom Mankiewicz](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-mankiewicz), [Robert Katz](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-katz)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jerry Goldsmith](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-goldsmith)
- **Producer:** [Carlo Ponti](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-ponti), [Lew Grade](https://cinepixo.com/people/lew-grade)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ennio Guarnieri](https://cinepixo.com/people/ennio-guarnieri)
- **Editor:** [Françoise Bonnot](https://cinepixo.com/people/francoise-bonnot)

## Cast

- [Martin Sheen](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-sheen)
- [John Phillip Law](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-phillip-law)
- [Lee Strasberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-strasberg)
- [Alida Valli](https://cinepixo.com/people/alida-valli)
- [Richard Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-harris)
- [Lou Castel](https://cinepixo.com/people/lou-castel)
- [O. J. Simpson](https://cinepixo.com/people/o-j-simpson)
- [Thomas Hunter](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-hunter)
- [Ann Turkel](https://cinepixo.com/people/ann-turkel)
- [Renzo Palmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/renzo-palmer)
- [Ingrid Thulin](https://cinepixo.com/people/ingrid-thulin)
- [Carl Gabriel Yorke](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-gabriel-yorke)
- [Ava Gardner](https://cinepixo.com/people/ava-gardner)
- [Burt Lancaster](https://cinepixo.com/people/burt-lancaster)
- [Lionel Stander](https://cinepixo.com/people/lionel-stander)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-cassandra-crossing-1976
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