Evening in Byzantium

Evening in Byzantium is a 1978 twopart, fourhour madefortelevision film produced by Glen A. Larson Productions and Universal Television, and directed by Jerry London, about the Cannes Film Festival being overtaken by terrorists. It stars Glenn Ford, Vince Edwards, Shirley Jones, Eddie Albert and Erin Gray, with Edward James Olmos in a bit role. The film is loosely based on the novel of the same name by Irwin Shaw.

Craig meets a former love, Constance Dobson Shirley Jones and they decide to travel into the countryside together to a small inn. Meanwhile, Easton has read Craigs script at his riviera mansion and is deeply troubled. His underling, Fabricio Gregory Sierra asks him what he wishes to be done. Easton replies, Well have to kill Mr. Craig. Later that evening, Fabricio secretly enters Craigs room at the inn where Craig and Constance are staying and plants a bomb among Craigs clothing. The bomb is a string of plastic explosives concealed within the belt of Craigs bathrobe. When the ends of the belt are drawn together it closes the circuit setting off the electrical detonator of the bomb. After Craig enters the room he goes to the bathroom to shower. Constance undresses to surprise Craig when he emerges from the bathroom. She puts on Craigs robe and unknowingly detonates the bomb when she ties the belt. The bomb blast kills Constance and injures Craig who is taken to a local hospital. The police inform Craig that he was the intended target of the bomb and the type of bomb that was used is the trademark of an assassin who works for a terrorist group that has been staging attacks across Europe.Craig starts his own investigation in an attempt to avenge Constances murder. He meets a reporter, Gail McKinnon Erin Gray who wants to interview him. She ends up assisting him with his inquiries. Craig also contacts an old friend who he had served with in the war, U.S. Air Force Major General Jerry Olson Harry Guardino, who commands the nearby NATO Air Force Base, for help in gathering intelligence about this terrorist group. ........

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