Name: Disaster on the Coastliner
Genre: Action, Thriller, TV Movie
Released: 1979-10-28
Duration: 1 h 29 min
Cast: Lloyd Bridges, Raymond Burr, Robert Fuller, Pat Hingle, E.G. Marshall

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A deranged engineer, bent on revenge for the deaths of his wife and daughter, sets two passenger trains on a collision course, and con-man William Shatner puts his life on the line to ward off the crash.

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70s Disaster Thriller
Revenge Plot
High-Stakes Rescue
Train Crash Drama
Tense Suspense
Heroic Underdog
Classic TV Movie
Melodramatic Action

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Directed by: Richard C. Sarafian
Written by: David Ambrose
Produced by: Frank von Zerneck
Music by: Gerald Fried

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Facts

October 28, 1979 · 1 h 29 min · Violence

Released: October 28, 1979
Runtime: 1 h 29 min
Content: Violence
Genres: Action, Thriller, TV Movie
Original language: English
Made in: United States
Available in: 26 countries

Tropes

And Starring, Briefcase Full of Money, Cutting the Knot +9

And Starring
Briefcase Full of Money
Cutting the Knot
High-Speed Train Reroute
Janitor Impersonation Infiltration
Just Train Wrong
The Missus and the Ex
Non-Indicative Name
Take My Hand!
Mugged for Disguise
Waving Signs Around
Tragic Keepsake

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