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The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979)

PG  113 min  -  Action | Drama | Thriller   -  17 August 1979 (USA)
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American based Federation World Airlines has just acquired a Concorde jet, which will make its inaugural commercial flight from Washington D.C... See full summary »

Writers:

Arthur Hailey (novel), Jennings Lang (story), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alain Delon ...
Susan Blakely ...
Robert Wagner ...
Sylvia Kristel ...
George Kennedy ...
Eddie Albert ...
Bibi Andersson ...
Charo ...
John Davidson John Davidson ...
Andrea Marcovicci ...
Martha Raye Martha Raye ...
Cicely Tyson ...
Jimmie Walker ...
David Warner ...
Mercedes McCambridge ...
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Storyline

American based Federation World Airlines has just acquired a Concorde jet, which will make its inaugural commercial flight from Washington D.C. to Paris and then to Moscow as a goodwill gesture prior to the 1980 Olympic Games. Among those on board is Maggie Whelan, a television reporter, who is taking both legs of the trip. Just after boarding at Dulles International Airport, she receives documents conclusively and unequivocally stating that her boyfriend, Dr. Kevin Harrison, the Chairman of Harrison Industries, an aerospace contractor, is complicit of illegally selling arms to enemy regimes. Regardless, Maggie loves Kevin, who vows to do the right thing by making a public statement to his illegal activities. Maggie also intends on making an on-air report of the story once she arrives in Moscow. Kevin, however, has other thoughts. He plans on destroying the documents, the most convenient way being to bring down the Concorde with Maggie aboard... Written by Huggo  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Concorde | Missile | Supersonic Speed | Year In Title | Disaster  | See more »

Taglines:

At twice the speed of sound, can the Concorde evade attack?

Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French | Spanish (only a few words)

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Airport '79 See more »

Filming Locations:

Alta, Utah, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$14,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$13,015,688 (USA) (1979)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | (TV version)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Martha Raye's final feature film. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: The Concorde could not do a loop-the-loop, but it could do a barrel-roll. See more »

Quotes

Dr. Kevin Harrison: You want to hang me without any explanation.
Maggie Whelan: You hung yourself.
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Connections

References Plane Crazy (1928) See more »