Director: Robert Aldrich

Writer: Lukas Heller

From novel: Flight of the Phoenix by Elleston Trevor (pseudonym of Trevor Dudley Smith)

Music by: Frank De Vol

Producer: Robert Aldrich

Keywords: Drama, Airplane Crash

A twin-engine airplane crashes in the Sahara; off-course, everyone realizes they will be dead by the time help arrives. Of the disparate crew and passengers, one claims to be an airplane designer. Against all odds, the entire party bands together in the effort to construct a flyable airplane out of the wrecked one. In the process, true character is revealed. Received Oscar nominations for Best Actor and Best Editing.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Richard Attenborough	Film Director	29-Aug-1923	24-Aug-2014	Gandhi
Ian Bannen	Actor	28-Jun-1928	3-Nov-1999	Waking Ned
Ernest Borgnine	Actor	24-Jan-1917	8-Jul-2012	Marty
Barrie Chase	Dancer	20-Oct-1933		Danced with Fred Astaire
Dan Duryea	Actor	23-Jan-1907	7-Jun-1968	The Little Foxes
Peter Finch	Actor	28-Sep-1916	14-Jan-1977	Network
George Kennedy	Actor	18-Feb-1925	28-Feb-2016	Airport, Naked Gun
Hardy Krüger	Actor	12-Apr-1928		The Flight of the Phoenix
Jimmy Stewart	Actor	20-May-1908	2-Jul-1997	Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

CAST

Jimmy Stewart	...   Frank Towns
Richard Attenborough	...   Lew Moran
Peter Finch	...   Capt. Harris
Hardy Krüger	...   Heinrich Dorfmann
Ernest Borgnine	...   Trucker Cobb
co-starring
Ian Bannen	...   Crow
Ronald Fraser	...   Sgt. Watson
Christian Marquand	...   Dr. Renaud
Dan Duryea	...   Standish
also starring
George Kennedy	...   Bellamy
Gabriele Tinti	...   Gabriel
Alex Montoya	...   Carlos
featuring
Peter Bravos	...   Tasso
William Aldrich	...   Bill
and
Barrie Chase	...   Farida

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