
The Cassandra Crossing
Seen it?1976 | 129 min | Action, Thriller
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 36% on Rotten Tomatoes and a lukewarm 6.2 out of 10 from audiences, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Foreign Correspondent, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 2 hr 9 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence and drug use.
- Made in 1976: an older pace and style.
Passengers on a European train have been exposed to a deadly disease, and nobody will let them off the train.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
36% on Rotten Tomatoes, 30 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$15 million worldwide on a $6 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 59K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by George P. Cosmatos
- Sophia LorenJennifer Rispoli Chamberlain
- Richard HarrisDr. Jonathan Chamberlain
- Martin SheenRobby Navarro
- O. J. SimpsonHaley
- Ava GardnerNicole Dressler
- Burt LancasterCol. Stephen Mackenzie
- Lionel StanderMax, the Train Conductor
- Ann TurkelSusan
- Ingrid ThulinDr. Elena Stradner
- Lee StrasbergHerman Kaplan