

The Last Survivors
1975-03-04 · 75 min · ★ 4.6
When a passenger ship sinks, a ship's officer must decide which passengers in an overcrowded lifeboat must be sacrificed so the rest can survive an approaching typhoon.
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- Directors
- Lee H. Katzin
- Production companies
- Columbia Pictures Television, NBC, Bob Banner Associates
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Martin SheenAlexander William Holmes
Diane BakerMarilyn West
Tom BosleyMarcus Damian
Bruce DavisonMichael Larsen
Anne FrancisHelen Dixon
Christopher GeorgeDuane Jeffreys
Bethel LeslieInez Haynes
Beulah QuoMrs. Peters
Eugene RocheProsecutor
Percy RodriguezRudi Franco
Anne SeymourSusie Mansham
Mel StewartSid Douglas
William BryantCaptain Harris (as Bill Bryant)
Lonny ChapmanDavid Broadhead
Linda DanoLinda Collison
Steve FrankenDon West
Leif GarrettBilly Wright
Andrew StevensCheckermanTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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