The Cassandra Crossing: The Basset Hound That Kind of Saves the Day

THE MOVIE: 1976 disaster film 'The Cassandra Crossing.'

THE CAST: Richard Harris, Sophia Loren, Martin Sheen, and Ava Gardner.

THE DOG: A basset hound named Iago, which belongs to Ava Gardner

THE PLOT: The dog is one of the first passengers on board a train who is exposed to a terribly infectious disease. In efforts to evacuate Patient Zero, only the dog ends up being evacuated.

DOES THE DOG DIE? (Highlight following text to read the spoiler). No! The dog seems near to entering a coma but miraculously recovers. The doctor monitoring the dog realizes the disease is not necessarily deadly.

DO PEOPLE DIE? Yes, a great many.