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Feature film — 1979

Disaster on the Coastliner (1979)

5.31h 29mAction — Thriller — TV Movie

A deranged engineer, bent on revenge for the deaths of his wife and daughter, sets two passenger trains on a collision course, and con-man William Shatner puts his life on the line to ward off the crash.

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A high-signal pick with 18 votes.

Filmways TV Productions / Moonlight Productions / ABC

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Director: Richard C. Sarafian

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Cast & crew

Lloyd Bridges as Al Mitchell

Lloyd Bridges

Al Mitchell

Raymond Burr as Estes Hill

Raymond Burr

Estes Hill

Robert Fuller as Matt Leigh

Robert Fuller

Matt Leigh

Pat Hingle as John Marsh

Pat Hingle

John Marsh

E.G. Marshall as Roy Snyder

E.G. Marshall

Roy Snyder

Yvette Mimieux as Paula Harvey

Yvette Mimieux

Paula Harvey

William Shatner as Stuart Peters

William Shatner

Stuart Peters

Paul L. Smith as Jim Waterman / Victor Prescott

Paul L. Smith

Jim Waterman / Victor Prescott

Arthur Malet as Southbound Conductor

Arthur Malet

Southbound Conductor

Harry Caesar as Northbound Conductor

Harry Caesar

Northbound Conductor

Jacque Lynn Colton as Mrs. Shanks

Jacque Lynn Colton

Mrs. Shanks

Lane Smith as John Carlson

Lane Smith

John Carlson

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