Disaster on the Coastliner (1979)

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Country: USA
Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller
Release: 1979-10-28
Director: Richard C. Sarafian
Writers: David Ambrose
Language: English
Stars: Lloyd Bridges , Raymond Burr , Robert Fuller , Pat Hingle , E.G. Marshall , Yvette Mimieux , William Shatner , Paul L. Smith , Paul L. Smith , Arthur Malet (1927–2013) , Harry Caesar
Runtime: 97 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Die Weiche steht auf Tod , Dezastru pe Coastliner (Romania) , Το τραίνο του θανάτου (Greece) , Disaster on the Coastliner , Allarme sul binario sud (Italy) , Desastre no Trem da Morte (Brazil) , Száguldás a pokolba (Hungary) , Kollisionskurs (Sweden) , A Tragédia do Expresso do Sul (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Disaster on the Coastliner (Canada) , La muerte viene al encuentro (Spain) , Ekspress do Los Angeles (Poland) , Expresul de Los Angeles (Romania) , Disaster on the Coastliner (United States of America) , På dödligt spår (Sweden) , Tuho uhkaa (Finland) , Desastre en el tren de la costa (Spain) , Die Weiche steht auf Tod (Germany) , Kollisjonskurs (Norway)
Plot: Victor Prescott, who's real name is Jim Waterman, modifies the computer controlling the railroad track (signals, switches, alarms) between San Francisco and Los Angeles in such a way that two trains are heading towards each other on the same track without anyone being able to prevent the disaster. He wants the railroad company to confess that there was criminal negligence involved in an accident some years before during which a derail caused several fatalities - including Waterman's wife and kids.
IMDB:tt0079056