The Flight of the Phoenix
Theirs was the triumph - yours, the excitement!
1965 · 2h 22m · Approved
Adventure, Drama
Directed by
Robert Aldrich
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The Flight of the Phoenix
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.
Director and cast
- Robert Aldrich Director
- James Stewart as Capt. Frank Towns
- Richard Attenborough as Lew Moran
- Peter Finch as Capt. Harris
- Hardy Krüger as Heinrich Dorfmann
- Ernest Borgnine as Trucker Cobb
- Ian Bannen as Crow
- Ronald Fraser as Sergeant Watson
- Christian Marquand as Dr. Renaud
- Dan Duryea Cast
- George Kennedy Cast
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