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The Flight of the Phoenix
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Director:
Writers:
Lukas Heller (screenplay)
Trevor Dudley Smith (novel)
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Release Date:
15 December 1965 (USA) more
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Tagline:
One of the most startling twists of fate you have ever experienced in a motion picture! more
Plot:
After a plane crash in the Sahara, one of the survivors says he's an airplane designer and they can make a flyable plane from the wreckage. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 nominations more
User Reviews:
Tension and drama are the making of a classic. more (86 total)

Cast

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James Stewart ... Frank Towns

Richard Attenborough ... Lew Moran

Peter Finch ... Captain Harris
Hardy Krüger ... Heinrich Dorfmann (as Hardy Kruger)

Ernest Borgnine ... Trucker Cobb
Ian Bannen ... Crow
Ronald Fraser ... Sergeant Watson
Christian Marquand ... Dr. Renaud
Dan Duryea ... Standish
George Kennedy ... Bellamy
Gabriele Tinti ... Gabriel
Alex Montoya ... Carlos
Peter Bravos ... Tasso
William Aldrich ... Bill
Barrie Chase ... Farida
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Runtime:
142 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
USA:Approved (certificate #21017) | West Germany:12 (f) | Finland:K-12 | Norway:15 (re-rating) | Norway:16 (original rating) | Sweden:15 | UK:PG

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Director 'Robert Aldrich (I)''s son (William Aldrich) and son-in-law (Peter Bravos) are the first two casualties in the film, killed by falling cargo during the opening credits as the disabled plane is descending for its crash-landing. more
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Continuity: Cuts and abrasions appear and disappear on the faces of all of the characters throughout the entire film. more
Quotes:
'Ratbags' Crow: Sometimes I wonder how you chaps never won the war.
Heinrich Dorfmann: War?
'Ratbags' Crow: [making sputtering sounds like an airplane and gesturung to suggest a plane flying in a mocking fashion]
Heinrich Dorfmann: [trying not to respond in kind] I wasn't involved.
'Ratbags' Crow: [makes a sound like a machine gun, falls down on the sand, and rolls over] That's it then! That's why they never won!
'Ratbags' Crow: [in a mocking tone] They didn't have old Heinrich!
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Senza Fine more

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32 out of 46 people found the following review useful.
Tension and drama are the making of a classic., 1 February 2001
Author: ilaurie from Houston, Renfrewshire

Where as many films with star casts have failed, this one does not.

This film oozes quality by the bucket load. It centres round the story of the survivors of a plane crash who attempt to build a plane out of the wreckage. The tension is apparent from the start with the heat of the desert alone almost driving the characters to madness.

The combination of brilliant script and excellent acting brings to the fore a brilliant film. Ian Bannen, in particular, gives gives both grit and relish in his possibily his greatest screen performance.

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