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The French Atlantic Affair

The French Atlantic Affair

Crime
Drama
November 15, 1979 – November 18, 1979 (began 47 years ago)
7.2/10
Ended
1 Season
3 Episodes
ABC

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.

Telly Savalas
Telly Savalas

Telly Savalas

Fr. Craig Dunleavy

Ages 57

3 eps
Chad Everett
Chad Everett

Chad Everett

Harold Columbine

Ages 42

3 eps
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Jean-Pierre Aumont

Jean-Pierre Aumont

Insp. Jean-Claude Raffin

Ages 68

3 eps
James Coco
James Coco

James Coco

Georges Sauvinage

Ages 49

3 eps
José Ferrer
José Ferrer

José Ferrer

Pres. Aristide Brouchard

Ages 67

3 eps
John Houseman
John Houseman

John Houseman

Dr. Archady Clemens

Ages 77

3 eps
Richard Jordan
Richard Jordan

Richard Jordan

Julian Wunderlicht

Ages 42

3 eps
Louis Jourdan
Louis Jourdan

Louis Jourdan

Capt. Charles Girodt

Ages 58

3 eps
Michelle Phillips
Michelle Phillips

Michelle Phillips

Jennie Barber

Ages 35

3 eps
Donald Pleasence
Donald Pleasence

Donald Pleasence

Max Dechambre

Ages 60

3 eps
John Rubinstein
John Rubinstein

John Rubinstein

Herb Kleinfeld

Ages 32

3 eps
Stella Stevens
Stella Stevens

Stella Stevens

Louise Crawford

Ages 41

3 eps
Shelley Winters
Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters

Helen Wabash

Ages 59

3 eps