Douglas Heyes
Director
The French Atlantic Affair (1979)
Miniseries
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.
Released Nov. 15, 1979
Episode 278 min
None+
Genres: Adventure, Crime, Drama
Keywords: tmdb.miniseries, mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series, imdb.hijack, imdb.cruise-ship, imdb.tv-mini-series, imdb.ham-radio, imdb.murder + 7 more, imdb.terrorism, imdb.blackmail, imdb.sect, imdb.ocean-liner, imdb.based-on-novel, awards.emmy-award-winner, awards.emmy-award-nominated
Production Companies: Aaron Spelling Productions, MGM Television
Network: ABC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Episode 1
Part 1 of a three-part miniseries about the hijacking of a luxury liner by cultists who demand a $70-million ransom.
Nov. 15, 1979, midnight
S1E2 - Episode 2
The murder of 12 passengers sparks desperate attempts to save the hijacked ocean liner.
Nov. 16, 1979, midnight
S1E3 - Episode 3
A sophisticated computer, timed explosives and an unexpected double-cross figure into the conclusion.
Nov. 18, 1979, midnight
Network: ABC
Episode Runtime: 278 min.
Season Runtime: 100 min.
Released: Nov. 15, 1979
Last Air Date: Nov. 18, 1979, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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