The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)

7.2/10 142 min Adventure Drama

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.

Cast

James Stewart

Frank Towns

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

Dan Duryea

Standish

George Kennedy

Bellamy

Gabriele Tinti

Gabriel

Barrie Chase

Farida

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