SST: Death Flight (TV 1977)

TV Movie - 120 min - Drama

3.8

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On its maiden flight, the crew of America's first supersonic transport learns that it may not be able to land, due to an act of sabotage and a deadly flu onboard.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Barbara Anderson	...	Carla Stanley
	Bert Convy	...	Tim Vernon
	Peter Graves	...	Paul Whitley
	Lorne Greene	...	Marshall Cole
	Season Hubley	...	Anne Redding
	Tina Louise	...	Mae
	George Maharis	...	Les Phillips
	Burgess Meredith	...	Willy Basset
	Doug McClure	...	Hank Fairbanks
	Martin Milner	...	Lyle Kingman
	Brock Peters	...	Dr. Ralph Therman
	Robert Reed	...	Captain Jim Walsh
	Susan Strasberg	...	Nancy Kingman
	Misty Rowe	...	Angela Garland
	Billy Crystal	...	David

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Storyline

Cutlass Aircraft has just completed America's first supersonic jetliner, and a host of celebrities and other important people have booked tickets for the maiden voyage, including former sportscaster Lyle Kingman (Martin Milner) and his ex-wife (Susan Strasberg), CEO Paul Whitley (Peter Graves), a soon-to-be married couple (John de Lancie and Season Hubley), Cutlass PR man Tim Vernon (Bert Convy) and his girlfriend Angela (Misty Rowe), television reporter Carla Stanley (Barbara Anderson), grounded pilot Hank Fairbanks (Doug McClure), and legendary aircraft designer Willy Basset (Burgess Meredith). Unfortunately the plane's hydraulic system has been sabotaged by a disgruntled Cutlass engineer (George Maharis), and last-minute passenger Dr. Therman (Brock Peters) has brought a deadly strain of influenza aboard. With no working controls at 60,000 feet over the Atlantic, Captain Walsh (Robert Reed)... Written by Christopher M. Buckey