Disaster on the Coastliner
1979 · 1h 29m · Action, Thriller, TV Movie · United States of America
A deranged engineer, bent on revenge for the deaths of his wife and daughter, sets two passenger trains on a collision course, and con-man William Shatner puts his life on the line to ward off the crash.
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Richard C. SarafianWritten by
David Ambrose5.9Smart score
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