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User Rating:
7.1/10   464 votes
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Director:
Ralph Nelson
Writers:
Ernest K. Gann (book)
Harold Medford (writer)
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Release Date:
16 October 1964 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
A man refuses to believe that pilot error caused a fatal crash, and persists in looking for another reason. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Good, Intelligent 1960s Film more (29 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Glenn Ford ... Sam C. McBane
Nancy Kwan ... Sally Fraser
Rod Taylor ... Capt. Jack Savage

Suzanne Pleshette ... Martha Webster

Jane Russell ... Herself
Wally Cox ... Ralph Bundy

Nehemiah Persoff ... Ben Sawyer
Mark Stevens ... Mickey Doolan
Max Showalter ... Dan Crawford
Constance Towers ... Peg Burke
Howard St. John ... Mark Hutchins

Robert J. Wilke ... Stillman
Bert Freed ... Charles J. Dillon

Dort Clark ... Ted Wilson

Mary Wickes ... Mrs. Llewlyn
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Additional Details

Runtime:
106 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono | Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Dorothy Malone did a cameo with Rod Taylor, during the pre-movie reviews, viewers wanted more of Dorothy, so they brought her back for another scene, but the credits had already been finished. more
Movie Connections:
Version of Island in the Sky (1953) more
Soundtrack:
No Love, No Nothin' more

FAQ

Is the BM crash on the M1 in 1989, a case of life imitating art?
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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Good, Intelligent 1960s Film, 26 July 2005
7/10
Author: mrb1980 from Arizona

This is a fine film about an airliner crash and its later repercussions. Glenn Ford brings his usual earnestness to his role as an airline executive determined to discover the cause of the crash, which killed its pilot and his good friend (Rod Taylor). Reports that Taylor had been drinking only make Ford more determine to get to the bottom of the mystery. Top cast works well with an intelligent script, which unfortunately gets a little slow and talky near the middle of the movie. The flashback scenes with Ford, Taylor, Jane Russell and Wally Cox are extremely well done, and Dorothy Malone gives a fine, uncredited performance. Perfect TV fare, good for folks who like movies from the mid-1960s era.

PS--Isn't that Joe Patridge as the First Officer at the beginning of the movie?

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