Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair

Dramatization of the 1985 hijacking of the luxury liner by terrorists. Burt Lancaster. Mrs. Klinghoffer: Eva Marie Saint. Cheryl: Rebecca Schaeffer. Helmut: Jochen Horst. Gen. Davies: Robert Culp. Directed by Alberto Negrin., This made-for-television film Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair chronicles the true story of the 1985 hijacking of an Italian cruise ship by a group of Palestinians. Voyage of Terror is primarily told through the viewpoint of Leon and Marilyn Klinghoffer (Burt Lancaster and Eva Marie Saint), an elderly couple who happen to be on board during the hijacking, yet the film also follows the ordeals of other hostages and the terrorists themselves, who are led by Joseph Nasser in a compelling performance. Voyage of Terror was shot on the actual Achille Lauro cruise ship and was originally aired as a two-part mini-series.