The French Atlantic Affair (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.
Insp. Jean-Claude Raffin
Louise Crawford
Jennie Barber
Don Crawford
Harry
Abe Santley
Helen Wabash
Tony
Col. Schreiner
Dr. Chabot
Lester Foyles
Capt. Charles Girodt
Wilhelm Greitzen
Harriet Kleinfeld
Maggie Joy
Herb Kleinfeld
Fr. Craig Dunleavy
Harold Columbine
Pres. Aristide Brouchard
Lisa
Max Dechambre
Peg
Althea Broussard
Keegan
Christian Specht
Georges Sauvinage
Cabanal
Hotel Operator
Jake (uncredited)
Dr. Archady Clemens
Julian Wunderlicht
Bee
Adm. J. Elton Knox
Terrence Crown
Brother James
Brother Thomas
Plessier
Ferret
Bobo
Tony's Wife
Fleischman
Madame Grilley
Otto Laneer
Barney's Wife
Plainclothes Detective
Al
Freuling
Blondin
Brunel
Seersucker Suit
Bert
Comdr. Hewitt
Wendell Cronin
Nicos
Osikawa
Panama Hat (uncredited)
Jake (uncredited)
Harris