Avalanche (1978)

Film details

Featuring

Rock Hudson Mia Farrow Robert Forster
Director

Corey Allen
Country

USA
Year

1978
Genre

Disaster
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Synopsis

Disaster film. A number of sports and media personalities attend the opening ceremony of a winter sports centre. Nick, who tried to deter businessman David from developing the resort due to the risk of dangerous avalanches, embarks on an affair with David's ex-wife Caroline. On the day of the festivities, a plane crashes into a mountain, causing an avalanche to descend on the party.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - David Shelby
    
    Rock Hudson
  - Caroline Brace
    
    Mia Farrow
  - Nick Thorne
    
    Robert Forster
  - Florence Shelby
    
    Jeanette Nolan
  - Bruce Scott
    
    Rick Moses
  - Henry McDade
    
    Steve Franken
  - Mark Elliott
    
    Barry Primus
  - Tina Elliott
    
    Cathey Paine
  - Phil Prentiss
    
    Jerry Douglas
  - Leo the Coach
    
    Antony Carbone
  - Annette Rivers
    
    Peggy Browne
  - Cathy Jordan
    
    Egan, Pat
  - TV Director
    
    Joby Baker
  - Marty Brenner
    
    X Brands
  - Susan Maxwell
    
    Cindy Luedke
  - Ed the Pilot
    
    John Cathey
  - Bruce's Coach
    
    Angelo Lamonea
  - Herself
    
    Cindy Perpiche
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    Corey Allen
  - Avalanche sequences director
    
    Lewis Teague
  - Assistant Director
    
    Russell Vreeland
  - Assistant Director
    
    Roger Carlton
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    New World Pictures
  - Executive Producer
    
    Paul Rapp
  - Producer
    
    Roger Corman
  - Associate Producer
    
    Michael Finnell
  - Production Manager
    
    Paul Rapp
  - Production Supervisor
    
    Steven Kovacs
  - Production Co-ordinator
    
    John O'Connor
  - Location Manager
    
    Neil Rapp
  Writing:
  - Screenplay
    
    Claude Pola
  - Screenplay
    
    Corey Allen
  - Original story
    
    Frances Doel
  Photography:
  - Director of Photography
    
    Pierre-William Glenn
  - Additional Photography
    
    Peter Smokler
  - Camera Operator
    
    Jean-François Gondre
  Special Effects:
  - Special Visual Effects
    
    Excelsior!
  - Special Effects
    
    Roger George
  - Special Effects
    
    Frank DeMarco
  - Special Effects
    
    Mel Underwood
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    Stuart Schoolnik
  - Editor
    
    Larry Bock
  - Editor (avalanche sequences)
    
    Lewis Teague
  Design:
  - Production Designer
    
    Sharon Compton
  - Art Director
    
    Philip Thomas
  Costumes:
  - Costumes
    
    Jane Ruhm
  Make-up:
  - Make-up
    
    Donald Mulderick
  Titles:
  - Titles and opticals
    
    Jack Rabin & Associates
  Music:
  - Music composed and conducted
    
    William Kraft
  Sound:
  - Sound Recording
    
    David Schneiderman
  - Sound Re-recording
    
    Ryder Sound Services
  - Sound Effects Editor
    
    Le Grand, Dick
  Stunts:
  - Stunt Co-ordinator
    
    Robert Bralver
  - Stunt player
    
    Buzz Bundy
  - Stunt player
    
    Bill Catching
  - Stunt player
    
    Dottie Catching
  - Stunt player
    
    Sandra Gimpel
  - Stunt player
    
    Freddie Hice
  - Stunt player
    
    Leslie Hoffman
  - Stunt player
    
    Keith Lane Jensen
  - Stunt player
    
    Dennis Madalone
  - Stunt player
    
    Sandy Robertson
  - Stunt player
    
    Jerry Summers
  - Stunt player
    
    Chuck Tamburro
  - Stunt player
    
    Allan Wyatt Jr