Airport '77 (1977)

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114 min - Action | Drama | Thriller - 11 March 1977 (USA)

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Art thieves hijack a 747, hit fog and crash into the ocean, trapping them and the passengers under 100 feet of water.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Jack Lemmon	...	Capt. Don Gallagher
	Lee Grant	...	Karen Wallace
	Brenda Vaccaro	...	Eve Clayton
	Joseph Cotten	...	Nicholas St. Downs III
	Olivia de Havilland	...	Emily Livingston
	James Stewart	...	Philip Stevens
	George Kennedy	...	Joe Patroni
	Darren McGavin	...	Stan Buchek
	Christopher Lee	...	Martin Wallace
	Robert Foxworth	...	Chambers
	Robert Hooks	...	Eddie
	Monte Markham	...	Banker
	Kathleen Quinlan	...	Julie
	Gil Gerard	...	Frank Powers
	James Booth	...	Ralph Crawford

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Storyline

A luxury 747 carrying valuable art work is hijacked and lands in the ocean, submerged in shallow water. Will the crew and passengers make it off before the plane floods with water? Written by Brian W Martz <B.Martz@Genie.com>

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Flight 23 has crashed in the Bermuda Triangle... passengers still alive, trapped underwater... See more »

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Action | Drama | Thriller

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Country:

USA

Language:

English | Hungarian

Release Date:

11 March 1977 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Airport 1977 See more »

Filming Locations:

Bob Hope Airport - 2627 Hollywood Way, Burbank, California, USA See more »

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Gross:

$30,000,000 (USA)

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Universal Pictures See more »

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Runtime:

114 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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James Stewart and George Kennedy have both acted together in two films about airplane disasters the other being Flight of The Phoenix(1965). See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When the plane hits the oil rig tower, there is no damage to the wing in the very next shot. See more »

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Steve: Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.
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Referenced in Ban the Sadist Videos! (2005) See more »

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"Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder"
Composed and sung by Tom Sullivan See more »

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