The Flight of The Phoenix

– A cargo plane goes down in a sandstorm in the Sahara with less than a dozen men on board. One of the..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.60 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 22 Minutes
Release Year:
1965
The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)

A cargo plane goes down 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 an airplane they will build to escape before their food and water run out.

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Producing Country:
USA
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The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) - Trailer

Release Date:

15 Dec 1965

Language:

English, Italian, Arabic

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Robert Aldrich

Writer:

Lukas Heller (screenplay), Trevor Dudley Smith (novel)

Main Actors:

James Stewart, Richard Attenborough, Peter Finch, Hardy Krüger

Plot:

A cargo plane goes down 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 an airplane they will build to escape before their food and water run out.

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 nominations.

Production:

20th Century Fox Film Corporation

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
90%