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The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)

The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)

Drama Adventure

Theirs was the triumph - yours, the excitement!

Release Date: 1965, December 15
Directors: Robert Aldrich
Countries: United States of America
Production: The Associates & Aldrich Company, 20th Century Fox
Cast: Gabriele Tinti, Christian Marquand, James Stewart, Ian Bannen, Richard Attenborough, Alex Montoya, Ernest Borgnine, George Kennedy, Hardy Krüger, Peter Finch, Dan Duryea, Barrie Chase

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.

Keywords:

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