The Flight of the Phoenix

The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)

Theirs was the triumph - yours, the excitement!

  • Genre: Adventure, Drama
  • Release Date: 1965-12-15
  • User Rating: 7.1/10 from 319 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 22min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: The Associates & Aldrich Company
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Robert Aldrich
star 7.2/10
From 319 Ratings
7.5

Summary

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.

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  • James Stewart

    as Capt. Frank Towns
  • Richard Attenborough

    as Lew Moran
  • Peter Finch

    as Capt. Harris
  • Hardy Krüger

    as Heinrich Dorfmann
  • Ernest Borgnine

    as Trucker Cobb
  • Ian Bannen

    as Crow
  • Ronald Fraser

    as Sergeant Watson
  • Christian Marquand

    as Dr. Renaud
  • Dan Duryea

    as Standish
  • George Kennedy

    as Bellamy
  • Gabriele Tinti

    as Gabriel
  • Alex Montoya

    as Carlos
  • Peter Bravos

    as Tasso
  • William Aldrich

    as Bill
  • Barrie Chase

    as Farida
  • Stanley Ralph Ross

    as Arab Singer (voice) (uncredited)
Directing Robert Aldrich Director
Writing Lukas Heller Screenplay
Writing Trevor Dudley-Smith Novel
Production Robert Aldrich Producer
Sound Frank De Vol Original Music Composer
Camera Joseph F. Biroc Director of Photography
Editing Michael Luciano Editor
Art William Glasgow Art Direction
Art Lucien Hafley Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Norma Koch Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Edwin Butterworth Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Ben Nye Makeup Supervisor
Costume & Make-Up Terry Miles Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Jack Stone Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up William Turner Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Frank Westmore Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Dee Manges Makeup Artist
Directing Alan Callow Assistant Director
Directing Clifford C. Coleman Assistant Director
Directing Oscar Rudolph Second Unit Director
Directing William F. Sheehan Assistant Director
Crew Johnny Borgese Special Effects
Visual Effects L.B. Abbott Visual Effects
Visual Effects Howard Lydecker Visual Effects
Crew Paul Mantz Stunts
Crew Ted Mapes Stunts
Crew Bob Rose Stunts
Camera Red Crawford First Assistant Camera
Camera Arthur Gerstle Assistant Camera
Camera Ronald Vidor Assistant Camera
Art John Orlando Property Master

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