The Flight of the Phoenix

The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)

15/12/1965
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 AldrichDirector
  • Lukas HellerScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $5,355,000

Keywords

  • thirst
  • affectation
  • pilot
  • sahara desert
  • crew
  • disaster
  • airplane crash
  • desert
  • alcoholic
  • angry
  • candid
  • absurd
  • admiring
  • adoring
  • ambivalent
  • amused
  • approving
  • awestruck
  • enchant

Top Billed Cast

James Stewart

James Stewart

Capt. Frank Towns

Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

Lew Moran

Peter Finch

Peter Finch

Capt. Harris

Hardy Krüger

Hardy Krüger

Heinrich Dorfmann

Ernest Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine

Trucker Cobb

Ian Bannen

Ian Bannen

Crow

Ronald Fraser

Ronald Fraser

Sergeant Watson

Christian Marquand

Christian Marquand

Dr. Renaud

Dan Duryea

Dan Duryea

Standish

George Kennedy

George Kennedy

Bellamy

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