The Cassandra Crossing

The Cassandra Crossing
Directed by	George Pan Cosmatos
Screenplay by	Tom Mankiewicz Robert Katz George Pan Cosmatos
Story by	Robert Katz George Pan Cosmatos
Produced by	Carlo Ponti Lew Grade
Starring	Sophia Loren Richard Harris Burt Lancaster Ava Gardner Martin Sheen O. J. Simpson Lee Strasberg
Cinematography	Ennio Guarnieri
Edited by	Roberto Silvi Françoise Bonnot
Music by	Jerry Goldsmith
Production companies	ITC Entertainment C. Cinematografica Champion s.p.a.
Distributed by	AVCO Embassy Pictures
Release dates	18 December 1976 (1976-12-18) (Italy & Japan) 9 February 1977 (1977-02-09) (U.S.) 31 March 1977 (1977-03-31) (UK)
Running time	129 minutes
Countries	Italy United Kingdom West Germany
Language	English
Budget	$3 million[1] or $6 million[2]
Box office	$4.2 million[3] $15,300,000 (Japan) SEK 152,111 (Sweden)

The Cassandra Crossing is a 1976 disaster thriller film directed by George Pan Cosmatos and starring Sophia Loren, Richard Harris, Ava Gardner, Martin Sheen, Burt Lancaster, Lee Strasberg and O. J. Simpson about a disease-infected Swedish terrorist who infects a cross-European train's passengers as they head to a derelict arch bridge which is liable to collapse.

With the backing of the media tycoon Sir Lew Grade (the head of the British broadcast network Associated Television) and the Italian film producer Carlo Ponti, the international all-star cast was expected to attract a widespread audience, with rights sold prior to filming, to both British and American distributors.^[4] Ponti also saw the production as a showcase for his wife, Sophia Loren.^[5]