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The Flight of the Phoenix
“Theirs was the triumph - yours, the excitement!”
7.2 / 10• 1965• 2h 22m•NR• English
AdventureDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
James Stewart
Frank Towns
Lead
Richard Attenborough
Lew Moran
Peter Finch
Captain Harris
Hardy Krüger
Heinrich Dorfmann
Ernest Borgnine
Trucker Cobb
Ian Bannen
Crow
Ronald Fraser
Sergeant Watson
Christian Marquand
Dr. Renaud
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Aldrich's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Flight of the Phoenix is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
