The French Atlantic Affair
When the SS Festivale sets sail from New York to France, its 3,000 passengers include Pulitzer Prize-winning author Harold Columbine and 146 members of the Church of the Cosmic Path, led by Father Craig Dunleavy, their charismatic messiah. Seizing control of the ship, Dunleavy demands $70 million in gold, intending to kill everyone onboard once it's paid. Without knowing which passengers are cultists and warned that 12 will die for every hijacker harmed, Columbine and the captain search for a way to save 3,000 lives before Dunleavy makes good on his threat. Based on a novel by screenwriter Ernest Lehman, this mini-series was broadcast over three nights in November 1979.
Created by Douglas Heyes
Network: ABC
Cast
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Telly Savalas Fr. Craig Dunleavy -
Chad Everett Harold Columbine -
Jean-Pierre Aumont Insp. Jean-Claude Raffin -
Horst Buchholz Dr. Chabot -
James Coco Georges Sauvinage -
José Ferrer Pres. Aristide Brouchard -
John Houseman Dr. Archady Clemens -
Carolyn Jones Peg -
Richard Jordan Julian Wunderlicht -
Louis Jourdan Capt. Charles Girodt -
Michelle Phillips Jennie Barber -
Marie-France Pisier Lisa
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