The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)

  • NR
  • 12/15/1965 (US)
  • Adventure, Drama
  • 2h 22m

Theirs was the triumph - yours, the excitement!

Overview

A cargo aircraft crashes in a sandstorm in the Sahara with less than a dozen men on board. One of the passengers is an airplane designer who comes up with the idea of ripping off the undamaged wing and using it as the basis for a replacement aircraft they need to build before their food and water run out.

Robert Aldrich

Director

Lukas Heller

Screenplay

Trevor Dudley-Smith

Novel

Cast

James Stewart's headshot

James Stewart

Capt. Frank Towns
Richard Attenborough's headshot

Richard Attenborough

Lew Moran
Peter Finch's headshot

Peter Finch

Capt. Harris
Hardy Krüger's headshot

Hardy Krüger

Heinrich Dorfmann
Ernest Borgnine's headshot

Ernest Borgnine

Trucker Cobb
Ian Bannen's headshot

Ian Bannen

Crow
Ronald Fraser's headshot

Ronald Fraser

Sergeant Watson
Christian Marquand's headshot

Christian Marquand

Dr. Renaud

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