navsikand Review of The Cassandra Crossing

The Cassandra Crossing (1976)

Big stars on a train headed for a condemned bridge. what more could you ask for?

[9/10 · 1 September 2006]

The Cassandra crossing is one of the better offerings from the Disaster movies of the 1970's. Helped by a good (somewhat camp) cast including Sophia Loren, Richard Haris,Ava Gardner, Burt LAnchaster and Martin Sheen. Gardner in particular gets some belting comic lines. The film builds up the tension well as the passengers realise their imminent fate and predicament. Perhaps most shocking of all for a commercial film of this genre is that it doesn't offer a complete happy ending in that most of the passengers do end up at the bottom of the gorge when the bridge falters. These are just normal people unfortunate enough to board this unlucky train. Perhaps most upsetting in the climax is the fact that even mothers and children are depicted suffering in the violent death climax.... That said overall its a great example of what a good "bad" movies is all about....