After a plane crash in the Sahara, one of the survivors says he's an airplane designer and they can make a flyable plane from the wreckage.
Is "The Last Man on Earth" star's unmade script Oscar worthy? Find out on "UnMade," presented by "Star Trek: Discovery."
Related News
-
Sapphic Salutations in the Salacious “The Killing of Sister George” (1968) | Blu-ray Review
2 days ago | IONCINEMA.com -
Billy Budd
14 July 2018 | Trailers from Hell -
The Flight of the Phoenix (Region B)
22 September 2017 | Trailers from Hell
User Lists
Related lists from IMDb users
Share this Rating
Title: The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
Learn more
More Like This
Flight of the Phoenix
(2004)
Action
|
Adventure
|
Drama
Director:
John Moore
Stars:
Dennis Quaid,
Miranda Otto,
Giovanni Ribisi
Shenandoah
(1965)
Drama
|
War
|
Western
Director:
Andrew V. McLaglen
Stars:
James Stewart,
Doug McClure,
Glenn Corbett
Attack
(1956)
Action
|
Drama
|
War
Director:
Robert Aldrich
Stars:
Jack Palance,
Lee Marvin,
Eddie Albert
Bandolero!
(1968)
Action
|
Crime
|
Drama
Director:
Andrew V. McLaglen
Stars:
James Stewart,
Dean Martin,
Raquel Welch
Two Rode Together
(1961)
Western
Director:
John Ford
Stars:
James Stewart,
Richard Widmark,
Shirley Jones
The Man from Laramie
(1955)
Western
Director:
Anthony Mann
Stars:
James Stewart,
Arthur Kennedy,
Donald Crisp
Edit
Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| James Stewart | ... | Frank Towns | |
| Richard Attenborough | ... | Lew Moran | |
| Peter Finch | ... | Captain Harris | |
| Hardy Krüger | ... | Heinrich Dorfmann (as Hardy Kruger) | |
| Ernest Borgnine | ... | Trucker Cobb | |
| Ian Bannen | ... | Crow | |
| Ronald Fraser | ... | Sergeant Watson | |
| Christian Marquand | ... | Dr. Renaud | |
| Dan Duryea | ... | Standish | |
| George Kennedy | ... | Bellamy | |
| Gabriele Tinti | ... | Gabriele | |
 |
Alex Montoya | ... | Carlos |
|
|
Peter Bravos | ... | Tasso |
|
|
William Aldrich | ... | Bill |
| Barrie Chase | ... | Farida | |
Edit
Plot Summary
|
Plot Synopsis
See All (53) »
Storyline
A cargo plane goes down in a sandstorm in the Sahara with less than a dozen men on board. One of the passengers is an airplane designer who comes up with the idea of ripping off the undamaged wing and using it as the basis for an airplane they will build to escape before their food and water run out. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
Plot Keywords:
sahara desert | crash landing | pilot | engineer | airplane accident |Taglines:
One of the most startling twists of fate you have ever experienced in a motion picture! See more »Parents Guide:
View content advisory »
Edit
Edit
See more on IMDbPro »
See full technical specs »
Details
Country:
USARelease Date:
15 December 1965 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Der Flug des Phoenix See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
$5,355,000 (estimated)Company Credits
Show more on
IMDbPro »
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Color:
ColorAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
Edit
Heinrich Dorfmann: War?
'Ratbags' Crow: [making sputtering sounds like an airplane and gesturung to suggest a plane flying in a mocking fashion]
Heinrich Dorfmann: [trying not to respond in kind] I wasn't involved.
'Ratbags' Crow: [makes a sound like a machine gun, falls down on the sand, and rolls over] That's it then! That's why they never won!
'Ratbags' Crow: [in a mocking tone] They didn't have old Heinrich!
See more »
THAT PAUL MANTZ, A FINE MAN AND A BRILLIANT FLYER GAVE HIS LIFE IN THE MAKING OF THIS FILM... See more »
Senza Fine"
Sung by Connie Francis
Music & Italian Lyrics by Gino Paoli
English Lyrics by Alec Wilder
See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
Producer and Director Robert Aldrich wanted Barrie Chase to do her exotic dance topless, but she refused. See more »Goofs
When Cobb dies in the desert, he writes his name in the sand. The (already blurry) letters are disturbed when Towns chases away a vulture, but when he turns to read it, the writing is restored (it now looks like wet sand writing). See more »Quotes
'Ratbags' Crow: Sometimes I wonder how you chaps never won the war.Heinrich Dorfmann: War?
'Ratbags' Crow: [making sputtering sounds like an airplane and gesturung to suggest a plane flying in a mocking fashion]
Heinrich Dorfmann: [trying not to respond in kind] I wasn't involved.
'Ratbags' Crow: [makes a sound like a machine gun, falls down on the sand, and rolls over] That's it then! That's why they never won!
'Ratbags' Crow: [in a mocking tone] They didn't have old Heinrich!
See more »
Crazy Credits
Closing credits epilogue: IT SHOULD BE REMEMBERED...THAT PAUL MANTZ, A FINE MAN AND A BRILLIANT FLYER GAVE HIS LIFE IN THE MAKING OF THIS FILM... See more »
Soundtracks
The Phoenix Love ThemeSenza Fine"
Sung by Connie Francis
Music & Italian Lyrics by Gino Paoli
English Lyrics by Alec Wilder
See more »
Contribute to This Page
Watch Hollywood hits and TV favorites for free with IMDb Freedive. Start streaming on IMDb and Fire TV devices today!
Explore popular movies available to rent or buy on Prime Video.
I have seen this film maybe, 20 times over the last 30 years. It's one of the rare movies that entertains each and every time. Seeing movies like Flight Of The Phoenix only reminds me just how bad "Hollywood" has gotten.
The plot. It is quite simple really. Survival. But how the writers, producers and directors mold the basic premise into a complex and compelling 2 hours of cinema is a delight.
To watch Stewart, Finch, Attenborough, Kruger and company work in this movie is to see the difference between actors of yesteryear and movie stars of today.
I am watching the movie as I type this and I'm watching Attenborough react to finding out Kruger's "secret". His laughter is both hilarious and pitiable. And the look of shock and confusion on Stewart's face says it all.
As you can tell, I love this movie. I cannot vote it or recommend it highly enough. You would be well served to find this on DVD. Enjoy and happy flying.