When the SS Festivale sets sail from New York to France, its 3,000 passengers include Pulitzer Prize-winning author Harold Columbine and 146 members of the Church of the Cosmic Path, led by Father Craig Dunleavy, their charismatic messiah. Seizing control of the ship, Dunleavy demands $70 million in gold, intending to kill everyone onboard once it's paid. Without knowing which passengers are cultists and warned that 12 will die for every hijacker harmed, Columbine and the captain search for a way to save 3,000 lives before Dunleavy makes good on his threat. Based on a novel by screenwriter Ernest Lehman, this mini-series was broadcast over three nights in November 1979.
3 episodes total
Status
Ended
First Aired
1979
Rating
7.0/10
3 votes • HD
People
Fr. Craig Dunleavy
Harold Columbine
Insp. Jean-Claude Raffin
Dr. Chabot
Georges Sauvinage
Pres. Aristide Brouchard
Dr. Archady Clemens
Peg
Julian Wunderlicht
Capt. Charles Girodt
Jennie Barber
Lisa
Episodes
Episode 1 • Nov 15, 1979
Part 1 of a three-part miniseries about the hijacking of a luxury liner by cultists who demand a $70-million ransom.
Episode 2 • Nov 16, 1979
The murder of 12 passengers sparks desperate attempts to save the hijacked ocean liner.
Episode 3 • Nov 18, 1979
A sophisticated computer, timed explosives and an unexpected double-cross figure into the conclusion.
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