The Flight of the Phoenix
United States • 1965 • 2h 22m
Director
#1116Criterion Collection →Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
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.
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Credits
Crew
DirectorRobert Aldrich
WriterLukas Heller
CinematographerJoseph F. Biroc
ComposerFrank De Vol
EditorMichael Luciano
ProducerRobert Aldrich
Cast
James Stewartas Frank Towns
Richard Attenboroughas Lew Moran
Peter Finchas Captain Harris
Hardy Krügeras Heinrich Dorfmann