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The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)

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.

  • Adventure
  • Drama

Top billed cast

  • Photo of James StewartJames StewartCapt. Frank Towns
  • Photo of Richard AttenboroughRichard AttenboroughLew Moran
  • Photo of Peter FinchPeter FinchCapt. Harris
  • Photo of Hardy KrügerHardy KrügerHeinrich Dorfmann
  • Photo of Ernest BorgnineErnest BorgnineTrucker Cobb
  • Photo of Ian BannenIan BannenCrow
  • Photo of Ronald FraserRonald FraserSergeant Watson
  • Photo of Christian MarquandChristian MarquandDr. Renaud
  • Photo of Dan DuryeaDan DuryeaStandish
  • Photo of George KennedyGeorge KennedyBellamy

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