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Casablanca Express (1989)

Name: Casablanca Express
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Released: 1989-12-22
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 3.8
Cast: Jason Connery, Francesco Quinn, Donald Pleasence, Glenn Ford, Luisa Maneri

Casablanca Express (1989), directed by Sergio Martino, starring Jason Connery and Francesco Quinn.

12/22/1989 BR Action, Drama and War 1h 30m

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... British S.I.S. and U.S. Marines rescue Winston Churchill from Nazi storm troopers in the Moroccan Desert... Stop.

Synopsis

It is 1942 and the conflict between the U.S. and Germany is getting heated, U.S. Intelligence soon discovers that the Natzis are planning to capture Winston Churchill. In order to protect him they send commando Al Cooper to guard Churchill who is going by train to Casablanca where he will meet with Roosevelt and Stalin.

Giancarlo FerrandoCinematography
Sergio MartinoDirector, Screenplay
Eugenio AlabisoEditing
Pietro InnocenziProducer

About the film

Casablanca Express is a 1989 Italian action war film starring Jason Connery and Francisco Quinn that was filmed in Morocco. It was produced by Pietro Innocenzi and Umberto Innocenzi and directed by Sergio Martino. The film was later featured in an episode of Cinema Insomnia.

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Plot

In 1942 Winston Churchill arrives in Algiers. He plans to travel on to Casablanca where he will meet Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin for the Casablanca Conference. His aides and army commanders strongly advise against travelling by train, but Churchill is adamant.

Intelligence discovers that Churchill's presence is known to the Germans, and they fear a killing or kidnapping may be attempted. An especially secure carriage is attached to a train (The Casablanca Express) and a unit of American commando troops assigned to travel with him. Three intelligence agents, Alan Cooper, Captain Franchetti and Lt. Lorna Fisher are assigned as bodyguards, but Cooper is held back after he chases and kills a French double agent.

The train proceeds on its way, but a German agent, Otto von Tiblis, is amongst the passengers in disguise. He is detected by Franchetti and a fight on the coach roof ensues. Now revealed, von Tiblis opens fire on the passengers and takes over the engine at gunpoint. The train comes to a halt, and a unit of German paratroopers, awaiting this moment, attack the train. They kill nearly all the American soldiers and wound and kill many passengers.

Back in Algiers, Allied intelligence learn of the attempted kidnap and Cooper volunteers for a dangerous mission. He travels alone by camel and sneaks up on the train. The coaches have all been wired with explosives in case of attack, but he gets a badly wounded Franchetti to crawl under the coaches and cut the wires connecting the explosives and the detonator. Cooper, Fisher and Franchetti open fire on the Germans; Fisher is able to send an emergency radio signal to Algiers, at which point a trainload of heavily armed US Marines leaves to intercept the Express.

All the Germans have been killed, but von Tiblis manages to get the train going. He soon comes face to face with the Marines, who shoot up the train and kill him.

Franchetti dies, but Cooper and Fisher, badly wounded, return to Algiers. They learn that the 'Churchill' they battled to protect was actually a decoy, and the real Churchill has travelled to Casablanca by plane.

Cast

Jason Connery as Alan Cooper

Francesco Quinn as Captain Franchetti

Jinny Steffan as Lieutenant Lorna Fisher

Manfred Lehmann as Otto Von Tiblis

Jean Sorel as Major Valmore

Donald Pleasence as Colonel Bats

Glenn Ford as Maj. Gen. Williams

Luisa Maneri as Nanny

Horst Schön as Priest (as Horst Schon)

David Brandon as Jason Lloyd

John Evans as Winston Churchill

Marina Viro as Olga

Giulia Urso as Liz

Giovanni Tamberi as Julian

Augusto Poderosi as Barry

References

External links

Casablanca Express at IMDb

Text from Casablanca Express on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casablanca_Express

Trivia

It premiered on December 22, 1989, a Friday.
It runs 1h30 — a typical feature length.
As of September 20, 2026, it is available in Brazil by subscription on Oldflix.
This film's quiz has 12 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosDania Film, National Cinematografica, Surf Film, Globe Films, Dania Cinematografica
CountriesItaly, Morocco, United States
LanguagesEnglish, Italian
StatusReleased

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Algeria

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Crew

Giancarlo Ferrando Cinematography
Sergio Martino Director
Eugenio Alabiso Editing
Pietro Innocenzi Producer
Luigi Ceccarelli Original music
Ernesto Gastaldi Screenplay
Roberto Leoni Story
Roberto Leoni Screenplay
Sergio Martino Screenplay

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What is Casablanca Express about?

Casablanca Express: It is 1942 and the conflict between the U.S. and Germany is getting heated, U.S. Intelligence soon discovers that the Natzis are planning to capture Winston Churchill. In order to protect him they send commando Al Cooper to guard Churchill who is going by train to Casablanca where he will meet with Roosevelt and Stal…

Who directed Casablanca Express?

Casablanca Express was directed by Sergio Martino in 1989.

Who stars in Casablanca Express?

The cast of Casablanca Express includes Jason Connery, Francesco Quinn, Donald Pleasence, Glenn Ford and Luisa Maneri.

How long is Casablanca Express?

Casablanca Express runs for 90 minutes, or 1h30.

Where can I watch Casablanca Express?

Casablanca Express is available on Oldflix. Availability changes often: the list on this page is the most recent we received.