| Avalanche Express | |
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| Directed by | Mark Robson |
| Screenplay by | Abraham Polonsky |
| Based on | Avalanche Express 1977 novel by Colin Forbes |
| Produced by | Mark Robson |
| Starring | Lee Marvin Robert Shaw Linda Evans Maximilian Schell |
| Cinematography | Jack Cardiff (uncredited) |
| Edited by | Garth Craven |
| Music by | Allyn Ferguson |
| Color process | Color by De Luxe |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | 20th Century-Fox |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Countries | United States Ireland |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $12 million[1] or $11 million[2] |
Avalanche Express is a 1979 adventure thriller film starring Lee Marvin, Robert Shaw, Maximilian Schell and Linda Evans, and produced and directed by Mark Robson. The plot is about the struggle over a defecting Soviet general. The screenplay by Abraham Polonsky was based on a 1977 novel by Colin Forbes. It was the last film for Shaw and Robson, who both died during production in 1978.
- ^ Aubrey Solomon, Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History, Scarecrow Press
- ^ Schreger, Charles (21 February 1979). "Tracking the 'Avalance Express'". The Los Angeles Times. p. Part IV p 8.