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Theirs was the triumph - yours, the excitement! - The Flight of the Phoenix
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Title: The Flight of the Phoenix

Release Date: 15 Dec 1965

Runtime: 2h 22m

Genre: Adventure, Drama

Director: The Associates & Aldrich Company, 20th Century Fox

Production Companies: The Associates & Aldrich Company, 20th Century Fox

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.2 (320 votes)

Cast

  • Capt. Frank Towns: James Stewart
  • Lew Moran: Richard Attenborough
  • Capt. Harris: Peter Finch
  • Heinrich Dorfmann: Hardy Krüger
  • Trucker Cobb: Ernest Borgnine
  • Crow: Ian Bannen
  • Sergeant Watson: Ronald Fraser
  • Dr. Renaud: Christian Marquand
  • Standish: Dan Duryea
  • Bellamy: George Kennedy
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