Victor Charlie calls Lima Sierra

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Movie
German title Victor Charlie calls Lima Sierra
Original title The French Atlantic Affair
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1979
length 278 minutes
Rod
Director Douglas Heyes
script Douglas Heyes
occupation

Victor Charlie calls Lima Sierra is an American miniseries from 1979. It is based on the novel The French Atlantic Affair by Ernest Lehman .

action

The novelist Harold Columbine is one of dozens of well-dressed passengers on a luxury ocean liner . Columbine once wrote positive things about cult leader Craig Dunleavy before his trip. This could prove life-saving when Dunleavy and his people take control of the ocean liner. The ship, manned by over 3,000 people, is taken hostage for a $ 70 million ransom demand (equivalent to 13 tons of pure gold). The only connection to the outside world provides a radio link via amateur radio service between two young radio amateurs are.

Location

The film was shot at the Carnival Cruise Lines festival, which went into service in 1977 .

background

The broadcast from November 15-18, 1979 by ABC unfortunately coincided with the hostage-taking at the American embassy in Iran. Despite the star cast, the reviews and audience reactions were restrained. The film was clearly defused compared to the original novel - which partly has pornographic features; at the costume ball it is indicated with a little bare skin that the sect is a swingers club.

In Germany, the series was broadcast in three parts with a length of 278 minutes. The American version was also broadcast in three parts in a significantly shortened version of 120 minutes. The miniseries first aired in Germany in 1987 and most recently in 2001.

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