(The French Atlantic Affair)

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.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Crime,

Drama

Networks:

ABC

Year:

1979

Directors:

Douglas Heyes

Production companies:

Aaron Spelling Productions,

MGM Television

Actors:

Fr. Craig Dunleavy

Harold Columbine

Insp. Jean-Claude Raffin

Dr. Chabot

Georges Sauvinage

Crews:

Director

Writer

Novel

Executive Producer

Associate Producer