Avalanche Express

1979 film by Mark Robson, Monte Hellman
Movie film Q1506746
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Avalanche Express

Summary

Avalanche Express is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (271 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Avalanche Express's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Avalanche Express was directed by Mark Robson[4].
  • Avalanche Express was directed by Monte Hellman[5].
  • Abraham Polonsky wrote the screenplay for Avalanche Express[6].
  • Avalanche Express's composer is recorded as Allyn Ferguson[7].
  • Avalanche Express's genre is action film[8].
  • Avalanche Express's genre is thriller film[9].
  • Avalanche Express's genre is spy film[10].
  • Avalanche Express's genre is disaster film[11].
  • A cast member of Avalanche Express was Lee Marvin[12].
  • A cast member of Avalanche Express was Robert Shaw[13].
  • A cast member of Avalanche Express was Linda Evans[14].
  • A cast member of Avalanche Express was Maximilian Schell[15].
  • A cast member of Avalanche Express was Joe Namath[16].
  • A cast member of Avalanche Express was Horst Buchholz[17].
  • A cast member of Avalanche Express was Mike Connors[18].
  • A cast member of Avalanche Express was Claudio Cassinelli[19].
  • A cast member of Avalanche Express was David Hess[20].
  • A cast member of Avalanche Express was Sky du Mont[21].
  • A cast member of Avalanche Express was Kristina Nel[22].
  • A cast member of Avalanche Express was Günter Meisner[23].
  • A cast member of Avalanche Express was Cyril Shaps[24].
  • A cast member of Avalanche Express was Vladek Sheybal[25].
  • A cast member of Avalanche Express was Arthur Brauss[26].
  • A cast member of Avalanche Express was Sylva Langova[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Avalanche Express was produced by Mark Robson[28]. Directors include Mark Robson[4] and Monte Hellman[5]. Abraham Polonsky wrote the screenplay for it[6]. Cast members include Lee Marvin[12], Robert Shaw[13], Linda Evans[14], Maximilian Schell[15], Joe Namath[16], and Horst Buchholz[17].

Publication

Publication dates include July 5, 1979[29], July 11, 1979[30], August 30, 1979[31], September 21, 1979[32], September 27, 1979[33], and October 16, 1979[34]. The original language of Avalanche Express was English[35]. Genres include action film[8], thriller film[9], spy film[10], and disaster film[11]. It was distributed by video on demand[36].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include terrorism[37] and Alps[38].

Why It Matters

Avalanche Express ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (271 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 78812
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 78812, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269964|batch #269964]]"
  2. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 1119
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 1119, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  3. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1979-07-05T00:00:00Z, +1979-07-11T00:00:00Z, +1979-08-30T00:00:00Z +11
    Screenwriter → Abraham Polonsky
    Duration → {'amount': '+88'}
    Aspect ratio (w:h) → 2.35:1
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
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