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The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) | User Rating
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DVD Release Date
• R1: Jun 3, 2003
Running Time
2 hours, 22 minutes
Country USA
Studio 20th Century Fox, Associates & Aldrich
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Other Titles
• The Flight of the Phoenix
• Der Flug des Phoenix (1966)
• Der Flug des Phönix (1966)
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Genre: Drama, Suspense, Disaster, Cult Classic
Tagline: One of the most startling twists of fate you have ever experienced in a motion picture!
Plot: In Robert Aldrich's THE FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX, based on Elleston Trevor's novel, a small plane carrying oil workers and military personnel crashes, stranding a group of survivors in the Sahara Desert. As the lethal heat and grating sand begin to take a toll on the group, the conscientious pilot, Frank Towns (James Stewart), struggles with his inability to lead the party to safety. Hope arises, however, when German aircraft designer Heinrich Dorfman (Hardy Kruger) begins to theorize about rebuilding the wreckage into a single-engine plane capable of lifting the crash victims to safety.Aldrich (KISS ME DEADLY) opens his film with the pulsating tension (intercut with the opening credits) of Towns trying and cataclysmically failing to pilot his aircraft through a sandstorm, and from there the white-knuckle intensity never lets up. Boasting an intriguing cast--headed up by Stewart with a poignantly ragged-edged, heartfelt portrayal--and a taut story line, THE FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX is a powerful and psychologically penetrating thriller.
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| Directed by |
Robert Aldrich
The Dirty Dozen, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, Kiss Me Deadly |
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| Written by |
Lukas Heller
Flight of the Phoenix, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte | |
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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, Cool Hand Luke, The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear |
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Frank De Vol
The Dirty Dozen, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Pillow Talk |
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