TV The French Atlantic Affair - Miniseries The French Atlantic Affair - Miniseries 7.2/10 by 5 users 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. Details Casts Posters Images Title The French Atlantic Affair - Miniseries Alternative Titles First Air Date 1979-11-15 Last Air Date 1979-11-18 Number of Episodes 3 Number of Seasons 1 Genres Crime, Drama, Networks ABC, Casts Telly Savalas, Chad Everett, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Horst Buchholz, James Coco, José Ferrer, John Houseman, Carolyn Jones, Richard Jordan, Louis Jourdan, Michelle Phillips Plot Keywords , Fr. Craig Dunleavy Telly Savalas Harold Columbine Chad Everett Insp. Jean-Claude Raffin Jean-Pierre Aumont Dr. Chabot Horst Buchholz Georges Sauvinage James Coco Pres. Aristide Brouchard José Ferrer Dr. Archady Clemens John Houseman Peg Carolyn Jones Julian Wunderlicht Richard Jordan Capt. Charles Girodt Louis Jourdan Jennie Barber Michelle Phillips Lisa Marie-France Pisier Max Dechambre Donald Pleasence Herb Kleinfeld John Rubinstein Louise Crawford Stella Stevens Helen Wabash Shelley Winters Harriet Kleinfeld Rebecca Balding Brother Abe Dan O'Brien Brother Paul Martin Costi Wendell Cornin Mark Gorman Carpentier Alain Chappuis Controller Don Parker Skinner Sandy Silverthorne Bee Patricia Barry Lester Foyles Lance LeGault Don Crawford William Lucking Col. Schreiner Nehemiah Persoff Adm. J. Elton Knox Dane Clark Billy Dennis Dimster Terrence Crown Richard Anderson Althea Broussard Corinne Calvet Keegan Lee de Broux Brother James Doug Heyes, Jr. Brother John John Fitzpatrick Brother Thomas Michael Carr Brother David John Shearin Brian Joy Dennis Howard Plessier Harvey Jason Maggie Joy Dana Hill Christian Specht Bruce French Ferret Jean-Paul Vignon Stanford Whitman Army Archerd Claude Paul Verdier Bobo Pete Schrum Betty Deborah Benson Mrs. Joy Melissa Converse Tony Francis X. McCarthy Tony's Wife Ellen Blake Fleischman Duane Grey Madame Grilley Jacqueline Beer Barney Kenneth White Otto Laneer Peter Mamakos Barney's Wife Gwen Van Dam Plainclothes Detective Erik Holland Controller John Parr Self Jerry Dunphy Harry M. Emmet Walsh Al James Jeter Al's Wife Edith Fields Vergnaud Louis de Farra Pierre Demangeon Roger Etienne André Landzaat Roberta Storm Michael Currie Bradley Stanley Grover Freuling Todd Martin Wilhelm Greitzen Curt Lowens Blondin Philippe Léotard Brunel Maurice Marsac Devillaine Roger Til Cabanal Billy Beck Bonjalet Sandy Ignon Seersucker Suit Peter Brandon Bert Lewis Charles Abe Santley Ted Danson Hotel Operator Arielle Dombasle Comdr. Hewitt Michael Fairman Farmer Jean-François Ferreol Wendell Cronin Patrick Gorman Nicos George Keymas Osikawa Lloyd Kino Harris Rod Loomis Panos Ion Teodorescu Panama Hat (uncredited) Paul Picerni Jake (uncredited) G.W. Bailey Episodes List The French Atlantic Affair Season 1 :Episode 1 Episode 1 Episode 1 1979-11-15 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... The French Atlantic Affair Season 1 :Episode 2 Episode 2 Episode 2 1979-11-16 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... The French Atlantic Affair Season 1 :Episode 3 Episode 3 Episode 3 1979-11-18 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...