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The French Atlantic Affair

The French Atlantic Affair

19797.01 Season3 EpisodesEnded

Overview

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.

Created by Ernest Lehman
Written by Ernest Lehman, Douglas Heyes
Produced by Robert Mintz
NetworksABC

Top Cast

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

Themes & Keywords

miniseries

About The French Atlantic Affair

The French Atlantic Affair is a crime, drama series that first aired in 1979 exploring themes of miniseries. Created by Ernest Lehman, it stars Telly Savalas, Chad Everett, Jean-Pierre Aumont. 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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