在这部大突破动作/惊悚片中,爱尔兰拍摄外景期间，导演马克罗布森与主演之一的罗伯特肖双双死于心脏病突发，间隔只数周； 此片以苏联高级头目Gen.?Malenkov?(罗伯特·肖 饰)向美国投诚为引子，牵扯出一个美苏特务大斗法的惊险故事，CIA干员哈利(李.马文 饰)被指派护送头目逃出俄国，前往美国，途中他们搭上列车"亚特兰提克特快车"欲穿越欧洲，掌握苏俄拥有致命秘密武器的他，马上成为俄 国干员要追杀的目标
When a senior Russian official, Gen. Marenkov, decides to defect to the west, CIA agent Harry Wargrave is sent to lead the team to get him out. Malenkov reveals that the Russians are trying to develop biological weapons. Wargrave decides that Malenkov should travel across Europe by train, on the "Atlantic Express", in an attempt to try and lure the Russians into attacking the train so that they can discover who the Russian secret agents in Europe are. During the journey they must survive terrorist attack and an avalanche, all planned by Russian spy-catcher Nikolai Bunin.
