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The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
7.6
After a plane crash in the Sahara, one of the survivors says he's an airplane designer and they can make a flyable plane from the wreckage. Director:Robert Aldrich |
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| James Stewart | ... | ||
| Richard Attenborough | ... | ||
| Peter Finch | ... |
Captain Harris
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| Hardy Krüger | ... |
Heinrich Dorfmann
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| Ernest Borgnine | ... |
Trucker Cobb
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| Ian Bannen | ... |
Crow
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Ronald Fraser | ... |
Sergeant Watson
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Christian Marquand | ... |
Dr. Renaud
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Dan Duryea | ... |
Standish
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| George Kennedy | ... |
Bellamy
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Gabriele Tinti | ... |
Gabriel
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Alex Montoya | ... |
Carlos
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Peter Bravos | ... |
Tasso
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William Aldrich | ... |
Bill
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| Barrie Chase | ... |
Farida
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Storyline
A cargo plane goes down 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 an airplane they will build to escape before their food and water run out. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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One of the most startling twists of fate you have ever experienced in a motion picture! See more »Parents Guide:
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A Főnix útja See more »Company Credits
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'Ratbags' Crow: [in a mocking, ironic tone] What? Find us? Nah, it'll simplify things no end, old chap! They'll just bloody give up! Oh, you're not frightened, are ya? You don't want to be despondent, old man, you know! Wait till the water runs out. Then you'll really start laughing!
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flyer gave his life in the making of this film... See more »
Sung by Connie Francis
Music and Italian lyrics by Gino Paoli
English lyrics by Alec Wilder See more »
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Trivia
At least one of the aircraft used once flew for the US Marine Corps. The passenger information board inside the fuselage shows VMR-253, a USMC transport squadron, and R4Q-1, the military type designation, and the military serial, BuNo, 126580. See more »Goofs
Continuity: When the port wing and engine section is being separated from the rest of the plane, a shot of the winch shows the cable moving ever so slowly. The wing section, however, moves quite a ways in a short time. See more »Quotes
Standish: [nervously] The sandstorm'll make it more difficult, won't it?'Ratbags' Crow: [in a mocking, ironic tone] What? Find us? Nah, it'll simplify things no end, old chap! They'll just bloody give up! Oh, you're not frightened, are ya? You don't want to be despondent, old man, you know! Wait till the water runs out. Then you'll really start laughing!
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Crazy Credits
It should be remembered ... that Paul Mantz, a fine man and a brilliantflyer gave his life in the making of this film... See more »
Soundtracks
"Senza Fine"Sung by Connie Francis
Music and Italian lyrics by Gino Paoli
English lyrics by Alec Wilder See more »
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