The Cassandra Crossing 1976 Hey what's up guys. Today I'll show you a
Disaster-Drama film: "The Cassandra Crossing"! Spoiler ahead, watch out and take care!
The movie begins inside the International Health Organization located in Geneva. Three terrorists
infiltrate the building, by pretending to be medical staff members reeling in an injured
patient. They successfully breach into the US department section, but a guard stops them from
entering. The terrorists shoot the guard, and then proceed further into the US section.
The guard kills one of the three terrorists. The remaining two terrorists plant the bomb,
while the wounded guard crawls his way to the security panel, and presses the alarm system.
Two guards arrive at the crime scene, and corner the two terrorists. The two
terrorists search for an escape route, and the only plausible way out is through
a laboratory. one guard disables the bomb, while the other continuously fires his gun.
As the bullets fly across the hallway, the bullets hit one of the terrorist and a glass container,
containing an unknown liquid. The liquid explodes, and splashes at the two terrorists. The wounded
terrorist falls, while the remaining terrorist escapes through a window.
Later on, the US government sends a military intelligence Colonel to deal with the attempted
bombing. He meets the doctor-in-charge, who's supervising the wounded terrorist,
and a Major, who's assigned to translate and radio communication.
They identify the wounded terrorist is a local in Switzerland. the Major tries
communicating with him in Swedish, but there's no response. The terrorist only displays chilling,
blisters on the body, chapped and dry lips, skin discoloration, and inability to speak.
Doctor questions Colonel about the existence of such bacteria inside the US department, because
she suspects the US is using it as a biological weapon. But Colonel reasons that they've been
simply trying to find ways to destroy it. Shortly, the wounded terrorist dies, and Colonel
orders Doctor and the Major to burn the body. Afterward, they search the terrorist's wallet,
and see a ticket for a train to Stockholm. Then they identify the third terrorist as Eklund.
Meanwhile, Eklund runs to Transcontinental Express station. He sneaks into the train's
storage room, hoping no one spots him. Transcontinental Express offers second
and first-class seats for their passengers. the conductor warmly welcomes the boarding passengers.
Among the passengers is a neurosurgeon named Chamberlain, his ex-wife Jennifer, a rich lady and
her young lover, Navarro, who carries their dog. Eventually, each passenger rides the same train
where Eklund hides. Meanwhile, he shivers in the baggage car; and due to thirst, he drinks water
out of a dog's food bowl. The dog licks his hands when he returns it back to the cage.
In Geneva, Colonel invites Doctor to the US department office. He asks for help on how to deal
with the loose plague carrier, and Doctor quickly suggests stopping the train, and bringing Eklund
into the building. However, Colonel fears Eklund might've made contact with other people already.
the Major enters the office to report that no recent passenger rode a plane,
and no patient admitted to any hospital that fits Eklund's description. Therefore,
the possible location where Eklund hides is on the train. Afterward, the Major displays
on the vector screen the railway map. The train is currently halfway before reaching Basel Station.
Doctor then asks why they can't just stop the train; but then the Major shows up to give a
letter to Doctor, showing no European country, including Switzerland, wants to stop the train.
Afterward, Colonel calls the authorities in Basel station to order a railway reroute. Meanwhile on
the train, Colonel's hunch comes true, when Eklund, unaware of the disease he's carrying,
touches people like a little girl and a baby. When he reaches the kitchen, he coughs out
droplets of the disease on the newly cooked rice. Chamberlain happens to come across him,
and checks on Eklund to see if he's okay; but Eklund only stares at him and silently leaves.
In Geneva, Colonel answers to his superiors. He plans to reroute and isolate the train to a
former Nazi concentration camp in Poland. However, the train needs to cross over
an abandoned bridge known as "Cassandra Crossing." The Poland Government assured
him earlier that the railway is regularly checked, which therefore is safe to use.
The call ends, and now they watch the computer screen display the list of passengers on the
train. Colonel recognizes the rich lady's name. Just then, the Major receives a call from
Interpol. Interpol reports a narcotic trafficker is currently on the train.
However, Colonel shows no interest in the trafficker, but rather in the delay on the
train's radio operator. They've been contacting the train, but there's no response yet.
Suddenly, Doctor exclaims at the sight of Chamberlain's name on the list. She believes it's
good news that there's a doctor on-board. Meanwhile, the chopper requested by
Colonel finally sees the train. Inside the train, Jennifer notices the train
doesn't stop at Basel station. So she runs to the dining car, and informs Chamberlain that the train
didn't stop at the station, because the police are forbidding the passengers to leave the train.
Just in, the conductor approaches Chamberlain too, and reports to him that an urgent call
is waiting for him on the radiotelephone. Chamberlain goes to the engine room. Colonel
informs him of the current problem, and then he describes Eklund as a Swedish man
in his late 20s, sweaty, and extremely pale. Upon hearing the description, Chamberlain sighs,
because he recognized Eklund in the kitchen an hour ago. So he informs
Colonel that Eklund is certainly on-board. Now they know Eklund is on the train, Colonel
tasks Chamberlain to search for the terrorist. Chamberlain and the other two check the rooms,
kitchen, and dining area; but they don't see him. They conclude Eklund
is most probably hiding in the baggage car. As they return to the baggage car, they come
across a man, who knows how to speak Swedish. So they bring him along as a translator.
Upon reaching the baggage car, they see Eklund barely moving around. The translator communicates
with Eklund, but he can't reply back because of the sore throat. Chamberlain inspects Eklund's
body afterward, when The translator suddenly remarks that they might as well speak with the
dog in the cage. Chamberlain sees the dog, and discerns the dog caught the disease,
because of the foam building up in its mouth. Above the train is the chopper, waiting for the
train to stop. However, Colonel orders them to proceed with the operation,
because they can't risk the passengers walking around. The pilots have no choice but to follow.
They reel down the net, so Chamberlain and his team can transfer the dog and Eklund.
The time is running, and they need to act fast, or else they're going to encounter the
close tunnel ahead, making it impossible for the chopper to acquire and isolate Eklund.
The team manages to put the dog into the net; but when it's time for them to transfer Eklund,
it's too late because they're near the tunnel. They fail to transfer Eklund; but they manage to
give the dog for observation and examination. After the attempt, Eklund falls into comatose,
and Chamberlain calls Colonel on the radio. Chamberlain inquires the details about the
disease, and Doctor replies that there's no antiserum yet; and there's about a sixty-percent
chance rate of infection. Doctor then lists down the early symptoms of the disease, such as common
cold, sinus irritation, and sore throat. Chamberlain scoffs at the puny information.
Regardless, he demands that a medical team and supplies be sent to the train, to help him work
on the potentially infected passengers. The call ends, and Chamberlain presumes Eklund only made
contacts within the first-class cars. So they decide to lock the doors in the dining cars, to
prevent more people from catching the disease. In Geneva, Colonel allows Doctor to study the dog
in the laboratory. Afterward, Colonel connects with the train's PA system,
and claims to be the train's authority. He fabricates a story, saying the train won't stop
in Basel and Paris station, because of the founded bombs planted by the terrorists in the railway.
The announcement causes an uproar among the passengers. They demand to unload them at once on
the next stop, but they're not allowed to leave. Among the angry passengers protesting is Navarro,
who tries to bribe them to get him out, but even the conductor can't let him.
Back on the train, many passengers are already displaying symptoms of the disease.
In the dining car, the conductor informs The translator that the train is bound
for Poland as instructed by Colonel. The translator suddenly goes quiet as if a bad
memory triggers in his mind, and then mumbles that he can't go back again.
Meanwhile, Chamberlain and Jennifer work together, to search for the reported passengers
with symptoms. Then they transfer them into an isolation car for examination, and to prevent
other passengers from catching the disease. That night, the train arrives in Nuremberg,
where a medical team is waiting. The medical team in hazmat suits enters the
train. They first seal the doors and windows, install an oxygen system for the passengers,
then confiscate the passengers' belongings, and lastly, lock Eklund's corpse inside a
tight-sealed coffin to be sent back to Geneva. While the medical team is busy, they announce in
the PA system the real reason for their reroute. The translator uses the chance to escape from
the train, but they catch him and immediately shoot him down. They ask him to return inside,
because they don't want to kill anybody. The translator returns inside, still dazed
by the fact that he's returning to Poland. He meets Chamberlain, who tells him that there's
a prepared hospital camp waiting for them in Poland, but The translator simply can't go back.
He suddenly grabs a knife, and tries to run away again, but Chamberlain and Jennifer stop him.
Chamberlain is about to put The translator to sleep, but he begs not to bring him back,
because he remembers how his family died there during the Holocaust. They sympathize with The
translator, and accept his wish not to put him to sleep. The translator sits quietly,
while Jennifer walks out and cries, because she understands what The translator means.
The following day, Jennifer inquires the conductor about the details of Cassandra Crossing. the
conductor says he's surprised the bridge is still intact, even after being abandoned since 1948. He
remembers the locals living under the bridge evacuated, in fear that it's going to collapse
above them. Therefore, the conductor believes it's unsafe for their train to cross over the bridge.
Jennifer learns that it's risky to use the bridge, and Colonel in Geneva apparently
knows about it too, but according to his superiors, they insist on using the bridge.
Meanwhile, the rich lady calls for Chamberlain to help her lover. She fears Navarro is sick too; but
when Chamberlain is about to inject him with the medication, he suddenly withholds the application,
and tells her that he's going to be fine. Chamberlain stops because he knows that
Navarro is simply having withdrawal symptoms from narcotics, and not from the disease.
Meanwhile, Jennifer returns to The translator, and tells him that she
sympathizes with his dreadful past in Poland. After the doctor duties, Chamberlain reports to
Colonel that there are currently sixty-one cases and two fatalities, but they died from respiratory
and pulmonary causes, and not from the plague. Chamberlain adds that there are no reported
cases in the second class section; so he suggests stopping the train, and separating
the unaffected cars. However, Colonel still insists the whole train go into Poland.
Suddenly, Doctor calls Colonel to show the dog is miraculously stabilizing and recovering from
the plague. the discovery shows the plague isn't fatal as they thought.
Back on the train, Jennifer wants to let Colonel know about the risk of crossing the
Bridge. However, it seems Colonel has no plan to allow them to stop the train. Chamberlain
expresses his disappointment, because of their neglect of the passengers' safety and lives.
Just then, Colonel returns to the call, and Chamberlain relays the risk of crossing the
bridge. They already laid out the testimonies of The translator and the conductor, but Colonel is
firm with the decision to continue crossing the bridge, because the Poland government assured
him yesterday that it's safe to use. Before ending the call, Colonel reminds
Chamberlain that they'll reach Poland in four hours.
Meanwhile, a priest-looking man enters the rich lady and her lover's bedroom. The lady thinks
he is going to pray for her lover's health, when the priest suddenly shows his identification card,
revealing that he's an Interpol agent on an undercover mission. He's been on a two-month
chase to Navarro, who's a contraband trafficker. Navarro quickly acts to his feet, and kicks the
agent in the neck. Then he threatens the lady with a gun pointing at her
head. He brings her to the engine room. Navarro threatens everyone to drop him off
the train, or else he's going to blow her head to pieces. But the medical team leader doesn't want
to stop the train, which angers Navarro more. So he destroys the radiotelephone to imply that
they don't have a boss to listen to anymore. Chamberlain knows how to deal with Navarro, so he
incites him more to shoot everyone. He shouts at him to do what he wants, which surprises Navarro.
he eventually gives in, and collapses in tears. Chamberlain embraces Navarro and comforts him;
then he gives him back to the rich lady to rest in their bedroom.
Suddenly, the previously infected passengers are now showing signs of
recovery, like the dog brought to Geneva. In Geneva, Doctor discovers the cure for
the plague after examining the dog. She concludes the dog and possibly the passengers in the train,
can recover from the disease, due to the enriched oxygen provided in an enclosed
space. The only reason why the two terrorists died from the plague, is because the disease
entered their blood streams through their open wounds, causing the disease to be more fatal.
Doctor wants to update everyone on the train, but since the radio on their end is broken,
they can't reach them at all. Doctor then begs for Colonel and the Major to at least provide
a signal or warning to stop the train, but the two men simply stare at her.
Back on the train, Chamberlain tells the medical team leader to stop the train,
since the passengers are recovering. However, the leader doesn't listen. Chamberlain then tries
to do it himself, but the medical team stops him, and throws him out of the engine room.
Chamberlain needs to save the people, so he initiates to seize the train themselves. He
coordinates with other passengers to take over the train. They use the agent as bait,
while the rest of the team quietly takes down medical staff members as they can.
Once Chamberlain's team is fully equipped with weapons, they evacuate
every passenger into the second-class section. Afterward, the medical team and the passengers
face off through a shoot-out. Meanwhile, Navarro attempts climbing on the top of the roof to reach
the engine room, but because of the high speed of the train and unstable floor, he can't go up.
Chamberlain's team retreats to the dining car. Then Chamberlain asks the conductor if they can
disconnect the second class section from the first class section. the conductor answers that
each car owns a control box, but the electric coupling is underneath the kitchen floor.
Chamberlain then goes into the kitchen, finding a way to break open the floor to
access the coupling. However, Jennifer worries about the passengers in the first class section,
if they manage to destroy the coupling. but Chamberlain assures her that once the train
is cut in half, the first-class section will become light enough to cross over the bridge.
Suddenly, Navarro suggests trying to reach the engine room through climbing the steel
shutters outside. So the agent and Chamberlain cover for Navarro against the medical team,
while he climbs out of the window. However, a woman sees him and screams,
alarming the guard to fire at Navarro outside. Navarro loses his grip, and falls off the train.
Meanwhile, Jennifer ties a flammable string on the gas tank, then brings it over to Chamberlain for
ignition. Jennifer retreats to the second class section after opening the tank's valve, while
Chamberlain ignites a fire from a single match. However, the fire doesn't reach the gas-filled
kitchen, and there's no more source to create fire.
Suddenly, the medical team throws a smoke bomb, and the agent saves the woman from the
open fire. He carries her across the foggy hallway, and into the second-class section,
but he gets shot in the back and dies. Luckily, Chamberlain sees them quickly,
and saves the woman from the attacks. Meanwhile, The translator walks
emotionlessly into the kitchen, and ignites a fire, causing the kitchen to explode.
The translator and the agent's sacrifice is worthwhile, because the kitchen flooring is
open. Chamberlain successfully destroys the coupling, and the two sections finally separate.
The first class section continues all the way to the Cassandra Crossing, while the conductor puts
the second class section car on the brakes. Chamberlain hopes the first class section crosses
the bridge safely. However, the Cassandra Crossing collapses because of the heavy weight
of the train. The first class section successively falls into the chasm, killing all the passengers,
medical team, and train operators inside. The movie ends with Chamberlain, Jennifer, the
conductor, and other passengers leaving the train safely. Meanwhile in Geneva, Doctor sarcastically
comments on how Colonel successfully sent the passengers into quarantine. Colonel's plan to
hide the harbored disease in the destroyed train, appears successful. However, they're
unaware the second-class section has survived. Afterward, Colonel and Doctor exit the building,
leaving the Major alone. the Major receives a call from Colonel's high-ranking officers,
to inform him that Colonel and Doctor are being monitored for an undisclosed reason.
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