CinemaOSSeries · 1979 · 1 Season

The French Atlantic Affair

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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 byDouglas Heyes

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Status
Ended
Language
EN
First aired
November 15, 1979
Last aired
November 18, 1979
Seasons
1
Episodes
3
Network
ABC

Season 1

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Telly Savalas

Telly Savalas

Fr. Craig Dunleavy

Chad Everett

Chad Everett

Harold Columbine

Jean-Pierre Aumont

Jean-Pierre Aumont

Insp. Jean-Claude Raffin

Horst Buchholz

Horst Buchholz

Dr. Chabot

James Coco

James Coco

Georges Sauvinage

José Ferrer

José Ferrer

Pres. Aristide Brouchard

John Houseman

John Houseman

Dr. Archady Clemens

Carolyn Jones

Carolyn Jones

Peg

Richard Jordan

Richard Jordan

Julian Wunderlicht

Louis Jourdan

Louis Jourdan

Capt. Charles Girodt

Creative team
Created by
Douglas Heyes
Showrunner
Aaron Spelling
Aaron Spelling
Douglas S. Cramer
Written by
Douglas Heyes
Produced by
Robert Mintz

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