The Flight of the Phoenix
1965
Movie Information
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.
Release Date
December 15, 1965
Director
Robert Aldrich
Runtime
2h 22m
Cast
James StewartRichard AttenboroughPeter FinchHardy KrügerErnest BorgnineIan BannenRonald FraserChristian MarquandDan DuryeaGeorge Kennedy
Production
The Associates & Aldrich Company20th Century Fox
Genres
AdventureDrama