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The Flight of the Phoenix(1965)
Status: Released
Date: 1965-12-15
72%
320 Votes
Time: 2h 22m
Theirs was the triumph - yours, the excitement!
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $5,355,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
The Associates & Aldrich Company
Movie: The Flight of the Phoenix
Top 10 Billed Cast
James Stewart
Capt. Frank Towns
Richard Attenborough
Lew Moran
Peter Finch
Capt. 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
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