SST: Death Flight (TV 1977)

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.

Director:

David Lowell Rich

Writers:

Robert L. Joseph (teleplay), Meyer Dolinsky (teleplay),

Stars:

Barbara Anderson, Bert Convy, Peter Graves

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

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), McClure, Meredith, and Cutlass VP Marshall Cole (Lorne Greene), have to find a way to get ...

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Plot Keywords:

sabotage | influenza | disaster | supersonic airplane | aviation

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 February 1977 (USA)

Also Known As:

Flight of the Maiden

Company Credits

Production Co:

ABC Circle Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min 120 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

There are no mountains in the vicinity of Dakar, Senegal.

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Connections

Referenced in Mystery Science Theater 3000: City on Fire (1989)

User Reviews

Fun flight

This is a very enjoyable disaster movie, about yet another one of those star-filled planes heading for trouble. This time, a Concorde is sabotaged, and if that wasn´t enough, there is also a virus spreading inside the plane. The film has everything an airplane-disaster movie buff could ask for: tacky effects, lots of stars and fun dialogue. Pretty good stuff.