The French Atlantic Affair
15/11/1979
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.
TV Show Information
Telly Savalas
as Fr. Craig Dunleavy
Chad Everett
as Harold Columbine
Jean-Pierre Aumont
as Insp. Jean-Claude Raffin
Horst Buchholz
as Dr. Chabot
James Coco
as Georges Sauvinage
José Ferrer
as Pres. Aristide Brouchard
John Houseman
as Dr. Archady Clemens
Carolyn Jones
as Peg
Richard Jordan
as Julian Wunderlicht
Louis Jourdan
as Capt. Charles Girodt
Michelle Phillips
as Jennie Barber
Marie-France Pisier
as Lisa
Donald Pleasence
as Max Dechambre
John Rubinstein
as Herb Kleinfeld
Stella Stevens
as Louise Crawford
Shelley Winters
as Helen Wabash
Rebecca Balding
as Harriet Kleinfeld
Dan O'Brien
as Brother Abe
Martin Costi
as Brother Paul
Mark Gorman
as Wendell Cornin
Alain Chappuis
as Carpentier
Don Parker
as Controller
Sandy Silverthorne
as Skinner
Patricia Barry
as Bee
Lance LeGault
as Lester Foyles
William Lucking
as Don Crawford
Nehemiah Persoff
as Col. Schreiner
Dane Clark
as Adm. J. Elton Knox
Dennis Dimster
as Billy
Richard Anderson
as Terrence Crown
Corinne Calvet
as Althea Broussard
Lee de Broux
as Keegan
Doug Heyes, Jr.
as Brother James
John Fitzpatrick
as Brother John
Michael Carr
as Brother Thomas
John Shearin
as Brother David
Dennis Howard
as Brian Joy
Harvey Jason
as Plessier
Dana Hill
as Maggie Joy
Bruce French
as Christian Specht
Jean-Paul Vignon
as Ferret
Army Archerd
as Stanford Whitman
Paul Verdier
as Claude
Pete Schrum
as Bobo
Deborah Benson
as Betty
Melissa Converse
as Mrs. Joy
Francis X. McCarthy
as Tony
Ellen Blake
as Tony's Wife
Duane Grey
as Fleischman
Jacqueline Beer
as Madame Grilley
Kenneth White
as Barney
Peter Mamakos
as Otto Laneer
Gwen Van Dam
as Barney's Wife
Erik Holland
as Plainclothes Detective
John Parr
as Controller
Jerry Dunphy
as Self
M. Emmet Walsh
as Harry
James Jeter
as Al
Edith Fields
as Al's Wife
Louis de Farra
as Vergnaud
Roger Etienne
as Pierre Demangeon
André Landzaat
as
Roberta Storm
as
Michael Currie
as
Stanley Grover
as Bradley
Todd Martin
as Freuling
Curt Lowens
as Wilhelm Greitzen
Philippe Léotard
as Blondin
Maurice Marsac
as Brunel
Roger Til
as Devillaine
Billy Beck
as Cabanal
Sandy Ignon
as Bonjalet
Peter Brandon
as Seersucker Suit
Lewis Charles
as Bert
Ted Danson
as Abe Santley
Arielle Dombasle
as Hotel Operator
Michael Fairman
as Comdr. Hewitt
Jean-François Ferreol
as Farmer
Patrick Gorman
as Wendell Cronin
George Keymas
as Nicos
Lloyd Kino
as Osikawa
Rod Loomis
as Harris
Ion Teodorescu
as Panos
Paul Picerni
as Panama Hat (uncredited)
G.W. Bailey
as Jake (uncredited)
