The French Atlantic Affair

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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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

Michelle Phillips

Michelle Phillips

Jennie Barber

Marie-France Pisier

Marie-France Pisier

Lisa

Donald Pleasence

Donald Pleasence

Max Dechambre

John Rubinstein

John Rubinstein

Herb Kleinfeld

Stella Stevens

Stella Stevens

Louise Crawford

Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters

Helen Wabash

Rebecca Balding

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

Patricia Barry

Bee

Lance LeGault

Lance LeGault

Lester Foyles

William Lucking

William Lucking

Don Crawford

Nehemiah Persoff

Nehemiah Persoff

Col. Schreiner

Dane Clark

Dane Clark

Adm. J. Elton Knox

Dennis Dimster

Billy

Richard Anderson

Richard Anderson

Terrence Crown

Corinne Calvet

Corinne Calvet

Althea Broussard

Lee de Broux

Lee de Broux

Keegan

Doug Heyes, Jr.

Brother James

John Fitzpatrick

Brother John

Michael Carr

Michael Carr

Brother Thomas

John Shearin

Brother David

Dennis Howard

Brian Joy

Harvey Jason

Harvey Jason

Plessier

Dana Hill

Dana Hill

Maggie Joy

Bruce French

Bruce French

Christian Specht

Jean-Paul Vignon

Jean-Paul Vignon

Ferret

Army Archerd

Stanford Whitman

Paul Verdier

Claude

Pete Schrum

Pete Schrum

Bobo

Deborah Benson

Betty

Melissa Converse

Mrs. Joy

Francis X. McCarthy

Francis X. McCarthy

Tony

Ellen Blake

Ellen Blake

Tony's Wife

Duane Grey

Duane Grey

Fleischman

Jacqueline Beer

Jacqueline Beer

Madame Grilley

Kenneth White

Barney

Peter Mamakos

Peter Mamakos

Otto Laneer

Gwen Van Dam

Gwen Van Dam

Barney's Wife

Erik Holland

Erik Holland

Plainclothes Detective

John Parr

Controller

Jerry Dunphy

Self

M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

Harry

James Jeter

James Jeter

Al

Edith Fields

Al's Wife

Louis de Farra

Vergnaud

Roger Etienne

Pierre Demangeon

André Landzaat

André Landzaat

Roberta Storm

Michael Currie

Michael Currie

Stanley Grover

Stanley Grover

Bradley

Todd Martin

Todd Martin

Freuling

Curt Lowens

Curt Lowens

Wilhelm Greitzen

Philippe Léotard

Philippe Léotard

Blondin

Maurice Marsac

Maurice Marsac

Brunel

Roger Til

Devillaine

Billy Beck

Billy Beck

Cabanal

Sandy Ignon

Bonjalet

Peter Brandon

Peter Brandon

Seersucker Suit

Lewis Charles

Lewis Charles

Bert

Ted Danson

Ted Danson

Abe Santley

Arielle Dombasle

Arielle Dombasle

Hotel Operator

Michael Fairman

Michael Fairman

Comdr. Hewitt

Jean-François Ferreol

Farmer

Patrick Gorman

Patrick Gorman

Wendell Cronin

George Keymas

George Keymas

Nicos

Lloyd Kino

Lloyd Kino

Osikawa

Rod Loomis

Rod Loomis

Harris

Ion Teodorescu

Panos

Paul Picerni

Paul Picerni

Panama Hat (uncredited)

G.W. Bailey

G.W. Bailey

Jake (uncredited)