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Damnation Alley

Damnation Alley

You have seen great adventures. You are about to live one.

19775.11h 31m

Overview

Following World War III, four survivors at an desert military installation attempt to drive across the desolate wasteland of America to Albany, where they hope more survivors are living, using a specially built vehicles to protect themselves against the freakish weather, mutated plant and animal life, and other dangers encountered along the way.

Directed by Jack Smight
Written by Alan Sharp, Lukas Heller, Roger Zelazny
Produced by Jerome M. Zeitman, Paul Maslansky
Box OfficeBudget: $17.0MRevenue: $8.7M

Top Cast

George Peppard

George Peppard

Maj. Eugene Denton

Jan-Michael Vincent

Jan-Michael Vincent

Tanner

Dominique Sanda

Dominique Sanda

Janice

Paul Winfield

Paul Winfield

Keegan

Kip Niven

Kip Niven

Lt. Tom Perry

Jackie Earle Haley

Jackie Earle Haley

Billy

Robert Donner

Robert Donner

Man / Guard

Seamon Glass

Seamon Glass

Mountain Man #2

R

Roger Creed

Mountain Man

J

James R. Parkes

Mountain Man

Themes & Keywords

futurebased on novel or bookpost-apocalyptic futurecockroachmotorcyclestruggle for survivalscorpionpost nuclear

About Damnation Alley

Damnation Alley is a action, adventure, science fiction film released in 1977 exploring themes of future, based on novel or book, post-apocalyptic future, cockroach, motorcycle, struggle for survival. Directed by Jack Smight, it stars George Peppard, Jan-Michael Vincent, Dominique Sanda. Following World War III, four survivors at an desert military installation attempt to drive across the desolate wasteland of America to Albany, where they hope more survivors are living, using a specially built vehicles to protect themselves against the freakish weather, mutated plant and animal life, and other dangers encountered along the way.

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