The French Atlantic Affair (1979)
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
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
Donald Pleasence
Max Dechambre
John Rubinstein
Herb Kleinfeld
Stella Stevens
Louise Crawford
Shelley Winters
Helen Wabash
Rebecca Balding
Harriet Kleinfeld
Dan O'Brien
Brother Abe
Martin Costi
Brother Paul
Mark Gorman
Wendell Cornin
Alain Chappuis
Carpentier
Don Parker
Controller
Sandy Silverthorne
Skinner
Patricia Barry
Bee
Lance LeGault
Lester Foyles
William Lucking
Don Crawford
Nehemiah Persoff
Col. Schreiner
Dane Clark
Adm. J. Elton Knox
Dennis Dimster
Billy
Richard Anderson
Terrence Crown
Corinne Calvet
Althea Broussard
Lee de Broux
Keegan
Doug Heyes, Jr.
Brother James
John Fitzpatrick
Brother John
Michael Carr
Brother Thomas
John Shearin
Brother David
Dennis Howard
Brian Joy
Harvey Jason
Plessier
Dana Hill
Maggie Joy
Bruce French
Christian Specht
Jean-Paul Vignon
Ferret
Army Archerd
Stanford Whitman
Paul Verdier
Claude
Pete Schrum
Bobo
Deborah Benson
Betty
Melissa Converse
Mrs. Joy
Francis X. McCarthy
Tony
Ellen Blake
Tony's Wife
Duane Grey
Fleischman
Jacqueline Beer
Madame Grilley
Kenneth White
Barney
Peter Mamakos
Otto Laneer
Gwen Van Dam
Barney's Wife
Erik Holland
Plainclothes Detective
John Parr
Controller
Jerry Dunphy
Self
M. Emmet Walsh
Harry
James Jeter
Al
Edith Fields
Al's Wife
Louis de Farra
Vergnaud
Roger Etienne
Pierre Demangeon
Stanley Grover
Bradley
Todd Martin
Freuling
Curt Lowens
Wilhelm Greitzen
Philippe Léotard
Blondin
Maurice Marsac
Brunel
Roger Til
Devillaine
Billy Beck
Cabanal
Sandy Ignon
Bonjalet
Peter Brandon
Seersucker Suit
Lewis Charles
Bert
Ted Danson
Abe Santley
Arielle Dombasle
Hotel Operator
Michael Fairman
Comdr. Hewitt
Jean-François Ferreol
Farmer
Patrick Gorman
Wendell Cronin
George Keymas
Nicos
Lloyd Kino
Osikawa
Rod Loomis
Harris
Ion Teodorescu
Panos
Paul Picerni
Panama Hat (uncredited)
G.W. Bailey
Jake (uncredited)
Douglas Heyes
Creator / Director / Writer
Ernest Lehman
Novel
Douglas S. Cramer
Executive Producer
Hudson Hickman
Associate Producer
Robert Mintz
Producer
Aaron Spelling
Executive Producer
E. Duke Vincent
Supervising Producer
John Addison
Original Music Composer
Ralph Woolsey
Director of Photography
Jamie Caylor
Editor
Tom Stevens
Editor
Toni Howard
Casting
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
Serge Krizman
Production Design
James W. Payne
Set Decoration
Nolan Miller
Costume Design
Doug Kelly
Makeup Artist
Edie Panda
Hairstylist
Jean-Pierre Avice
Production Manager
Ken Swor
Unit Production Manager
James Ragan
Assistant Director
Christian Raoux
Assistant Director
Michael Sturges
Second Assistant Director
Phill Norman
Graphic Designer / Title Designer / Title Designer / Graphic Designer
Arthur Shippee
Property Master
Gene S. Cantamessa
Sound
John H. Arrufat
Sound Editor
Jean Badal
Director of Photography
Allan Jacobs
Supervising Editor
François Bureau
Location Manager
Gordon Brisker
Additional Music / Orchestrator
Harry V. Lojewski
Music Supervisor
Joe Tuley
Music Editor
Vivian Jones
Script Supervisor
Michael Currie
Roberta Storm
André Landzaat
Details.
Release DateNovember 15, 1979
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes3
Running Time4h 38m
Genres
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This TV Show Is About.
miniseries
Miniseries
Wiki.
The French Atlantic Affair is a novel by Ernest Lehman which was published in 1977. A 3-part TV miniseries based on the book was produced and broadcast in 1979.
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