The Flight of the Phoenix
“Theirs was the triumph - yours, the excitement!”
1965•NR•2h 22m•7.2•Released
AdventureDrama
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.
Director
Robert Aldrich
Writer
Lukas Heller
Budget
$5M
Languages
English
Studio
The Associates & Aldrich Company
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
Alex Montoya
Carlos
Peter Bravos
Tasso
William Aldrich
Bill
Barrie Chase
Farida
Production
Company
The Associates & Aldrich Company
Company
20th Century Fox
Producer
Robert Aldrich
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