The Flight of the Phoenix
First aired on Dec 15, 1965
Runtime: 142mins
70%
Genres: Adventure, Drama
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.
Featured Cast: click image to view more
James Stewart | Capt. Frank Towns
Richard Attenborough | Lew Moran
Peter Finch | Capt. Harris
Hardy Krüger | Heinrich Dorfmann
Ernest Borgnine | Trucker Cobb
Ian Bannen | Crow
Featured Crew
Robert Aldrich | Director
Frank De Vol | Original Music Composer
Joseph F. Biroc | Director of Photography
Trevor Dudley-Smith | Novel
Robert Aldrich | Producer
Michael Luciano | Editor
