
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.
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

Max Dechambre

Herb Kleinfeld

Louise Crawford

Helen Wabash

Harriet Kleinfeld

Brother Abe
Brother Paul
Wendell Cornin
Carpentier
Controller
Skinner
Bee

Lester Foyles

Don Crawford

Col. Schreiner

Adm. J. Elton Knox

Billy
Terrence Crown

Althea Broussard

Keegan

Brother James

Brother John
Brother Thomas

Brother David
Brian Joy
Plessier

Maggie Joy

Christian Specht

Ferret

Stanford Whitman

Claude
Bobo

Betty
Mrs. Joy
Tony

Tony's Wife

Fleischman

Madame Grilley

Barney
Otto Laneer

Barney's Wife

Plainclothes Detective

Controller
Self
Harry

Al

Al's Wife
Vergnaud
Pierre Demangeon
Unknown Role

Unknown Role
Unknown Role

Bradley

Freuling

Wilhelm Greitzen

Blondin

Brunel

Devillaine
Cabanal

Bonjalet
Seersucker Suit

Bert

Abe Santley

Hotel Operator

Comdr. Hewitt

Farmer
Wendell Cronin

Nicos

Osikawa

Harris

Panos
Panama Hat (uncredited)

Jake (uncredited)
