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.

Telly Savalas

(Fr. Craig Dunleavy)

Chad Everett

(Harold Columbine)

Jean-Pierre Aumont

(Insp. Jean-Claude Raffin)

Horst Buchholz

(Dr. Chabot)

James Coco

(Georges Sauvinage)

José Ferrer

(Pres. Aristide Brouchard)

John Houseman

(Dr. Archady Clemens)

Carolyn Jones

(Peg)

Richard Jordan

(Julian Wunderlicht)

Louis Jourdan

(Capt. Charles Girodt)

Michelle Phillips

(Jennie Barber)

Marie-France Pisier

(Lisa)

Donald Pleasence

(Max Dechambre)

John Rubinstein

(Herb Kleinfeld)

Stella Stevens

(Louise Crawford)

Shelley Winters

(Helen Wabash)

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

(Bee)

Lance LeGault

(Lester Foyles)

William Lucking

(Don Crawford)

Nehemiah Persoff

(Col. Schreiner)

Dane Clark

(Adm. J. Elton Knox)

Dennis Dimster

(Billy)

Richard Anderson

(Terrence Crown)

Corinne Calvet

(Althea Broussard)

Lee de Broux

(Keegan)

Doug Heyes, Jr.

(Brother James)

John Fitzpatrick

(Brother John)

Michael Carr

(Brother Thomas)

John Shearin

(Brother David)

Dennis Howard

(Brian Joy)

Harvey Jason

(Plessier)

Dana Hill

(Maggie Joy)

Bruce French

(Christian Specht)

Jean-Paul Vignon

(Ferret)

Army Archerd

(Stanford Whitman)

Paul Verdier

(Claude)

Pete Schrum

(Bobo)

Deborah Benson

(Betty)

Melissa Converse

(Mrs. Joy)

Francis X. McCarthy

(Tony)

Ellen Blake

(Tony's Wife)

Duane Grey

(Fleischman)

Jacqueline Beer

(Madame Grilley)

Kenneth White

(Barney)

Peter Mamakos

(Otto Laneer)

Gwen Van Dam

(Barney's Wife)

Erik Holland

(Plainclothes Detective)

John Parr

(Controller)

Jerry Dunphy

(Self)

M. Emmet Walsh

(Harry)

James Jeter

(Al)

Edith Fields

(Al's Wife)

Louis de Farra

(Vergnaud)

Roger Etienne

(Pierre Demangeon)

André Landzaat

Roberta Storm

Michael Currie

Stanley Grover

(Bradley)

Todd Martin

(Freuling)

Curt Lowens

(Wilhelm Greitzen)

Philippe Léotard

(Blondin)

Maurice Marsac

(Brunel)

Roger Til

(Devillaine)

Billy Beck

(Cabanal)

Sandy Ignon

(Bonjalet)

Peter Brandon

(Seersucker Suit)

Lewis Charles

(Bert)

Ted Danson

(Abe Santley)

Arielle Dombasle

(Hotel Operator)

Michael Fairman

(Comdr. Hewitt)

Jean-François Ferreol

(Farmer)

Patrick Gorman

(Wendell Cronin)

George Keymas

(Nicos)

Lloyd Kino

(Osikawa)

Rod Loomis

(Harris)

Ion Teodorescu

(Panos)

Paul Picerni

(Panama Hat (uncredited))

G.W. Bailey

(Jake (uncredited))