Avalanche Express (Original publicity caricature for the 1979 film)
- Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979. Vintage printed caricature for the 1979 film, showing Lee Marvin, Linda Evans, and Robert Shaw, drawn by noted caricaturist Al Hirschfeld and issued by Twentieth Century-Fox to publicize the film.
A defecting Russian general collaborates with an American secret agent to expose KGB spies throughout Europe by luring them onto a train headed west. Director Mark Robson and actor Robert Shaw died of unrelated heart attacks within months of the film's release, making the film a final effort for both.
Set and shot on location in Germany, England, Ireland, Italy, and the US.
10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.
A defecting Russian general collaborates with an American secret agent to expose KGB spies throughout Europe by luring them onto a train headed west. Director Mark Robson and actor Robert Shaw died of unrelated heart attacks within months of the film's release, making the film a final effort for both.
Set and shot on location in Germany, England, Ireland, Italy, and the US.
10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.
Details
Title
Avalanche Express (Original publicity caricature for the 1979 film)
Author
Al Hirschfeld (artist); Mark Robson (director); Abraham Polonsky (screenwriter); Colin Forbes (novel); Lee Marvin, Robert Shaw, Linda Evans, Maximilian Schell (starring)
Condition
Unknown
Publisher
Twentieth Century-Fox: Los Angeles
Date
1979