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Writers:
Arthur Hailey (novel)
Wendell Mayes (writer)
Release Date:
19 January 1967 (USA) more
Tagline:
Warner Bros. unlocks all the doors of the sensation-filled best-seller!
Plot:
Based on the best-selling novel by Arthur Hailey ("Airport"), the story of the clock-like movements of a giant... more | add synopsis
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1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
'Airport' Writer Hailey Dead at 84
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 26 November 2004)
'Airport' Author Dies at 84
(From WENN. 26 November 2004)
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Glitzy, All-Star Goings-On from Arthur Hailey and Jack Warner more (12 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Rod Taylor | ... | Peter McDermott | |
| Catherine Spaak | ... | Jeanne Rochefort | |
| Karl Malden | ... | Keycase | |
| Melvyn Douglas | ... | Warren Trent | |
| Merle Oberon | ... | The Duchess Caroline | |
| Richard Conte | ... | Dupere | |
| Michael Rennie | ... | Geoffrey - Duke of Lanbourne | |
| Kevin McCarthy | ... | Curtis O'Keefe | |
| Carmen McRae | ... | Christine | |
| Alfred Ryder | ... | Capt. Yolles | |
| Roy Roberts | ... | Bailey | |
| Al Checco | ... | Herbie Chandler | |
| Sheila Bromley | ... | Mrs. Grandin | |
| Harry Hickox | ... | Sam | |
| William Lanteau | ... | Mason |
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124 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Some early UK Pan film tie-in novels wrongly credited the boxer 'Archie Moore' as appearing in this film. more
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Continuity: Hi-fi in Peter's apartment has one record on turntable in first shot. In subsequent shots, there's a second album on spindle. more
Quotes:
Peter McDermott: A sure way to empty a hotel fast: drop an elevator. more
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References Casablanca (1942) more
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The late Arthur Hailey was not a great writer, but he was a great storyteller, which made up for it. And that's evident in the films of his books, as well. The original "Airport" is probably the best known, but "Hotel," which later became a hit TV series in the 1980s, is a good, overlooked adaptation as well. One can easily dismiss it as colorful, all-star glitz and gloss, but one is fascinated by it as well.
As directed by Richard Quine, written and produced by Wendell Mayes, and costumed by the legendary Edith Head, it has atmosphere to spare, even if most of that atmosphere is courtesy of the Warner back lot. The story is slight and somewhat diffuse, but the atmosphere and cast, especially Rod Taylor, Melvyn Douglas, Kevin McCarthy, Karl Malden (In a role with almost no dialog!), and the ageless Merle Oberon, keep you riveted every step of the way. And, as with "Airport," there's the usual crisis element, in this case an elevator crash sequence that's suspsnsefully staged.
One complaint, though: Johnny Keating's music, while nice, is often loud and intrusive. Background music is supposed to be just that, BACKGROUND music. If I wanted to hear the score that badly, I would have bought the soundtrack album.