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Disaster on the Coastliner (1979)

Disaster on the Coastliner poster
Directed by
Richard C. Sarafian
Genre
drama film, action film, thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A commuter train is sabotaged by a disgruntled employee, sending it speeding out of control. A veteran engineer and a railroad safety expert race against time to stop the disaster.

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What happens

Disaster on the Coastliner is a 1979 American made-for-television action drama film. It was directed by Richard C. Sarafian and starred Lloyd Bridges, Raymond Burr, Robert Fuller, Pat Hingle, E. G. Marshall, Yvette Mimieux, William Shatner, and Paul L. Smith. It originally aired on The ABC Sunday Night Movie on October 28, 1979. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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