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Avalanche Express (1979)

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Lee Marvin plays a CIA agent who lures a Soviet biological warfare expert aboard a European train in the hopes of murdering the expert, thus eliminating a world threat. Things go awry when the train is caught in an avalanche. ~ Rovi

PG, 1 hr. 28 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense

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All Critics (6) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (0) | Rotten (2)

A bad-luck project that saw director Mark Robson and co-star Robert Shaw die during production in 1978. The final result is a choppy all-star thriller that's obviously a truncated 88-minute salvage job.

August 18, 2007 Comment
FulvueDrive-in.com
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Audience Reviews for Avalanche Express

It's an overblown and poorly produced "epic". It does have a strong cast, although there is some blatantly bad miscasting. Uninvolving, which is a shame, because the basic story could have made an interesting movie.

December 9, 2009
jam233
James Higgins

With a strong cast, a decent spy story and some neat action this turns out to be average but at the same time forgettable 70s movie.

September 6, 2010
Jake
Jake Armistead

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