Sole Survivor (1970) (TV)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Paul Stanley

Writer:

Guerdon Trueblood (writer)

Release Date:

9 January 1970 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy

Plot:

This story is loosely based on the discovery of the B-24 "Liberator" bomber the "Lady Be Good" that...

Plot Keywords:

Libyan Desert | Baseball | Plane Crash | World War II Bomber | Investigation

Cast

Vince Edwards	...	Maj. Michael Devlin
Richard Basehart	...	Brig. Gen. Russell Hamner
William Shatner	...	Lt. Col. Josef Gronke
Lou Antonio	...	Tony
Lawrence P. Casey	...	Gant
Dennis Cooney	...	Brandy
Brad David	...	Elmo
Patrick Wayne	...	Mac
Alan Caillou	...	Corey
Timur Bashtu	...	Beddo
Noah Keen	...	Maj. Gen. Schurm
Ian Abercrombie	...	British co-pilot
David Cannon	...	Capt. Patrick
John Winston	...	British pilot

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

El Mirage Dry Lake, California, USA

Company:

Cinema Center 100 Productions

Trivia:

The aircraft used is an Air National Guard B-25J

Above average

Even though it's been 30 years since I've seen this, I still can remember many of the details. A well-told story, not nearly as maudlin as it could have been. Even Shatner gives a pretty straight performance. A neat twist on the title at the end. It prompted me to look up the story of the real "Lady Be Good", which shares only the premise with this TV movie.