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A cargo aircraft crashes 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 a replacement aircraft they need to build before their food and water run out.
The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) is a adventure and drama film directed by Robert Aldrich, released on December 15, 1965 with a runtime of 2h 22m. It stars James Stewart, Richard Attenborough, Peter Finch and Hardy Krüger. Viewers rate it 7.2 out of 10 across 387 ratings.
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James Stewart
as Frank Towns
Richard Attenborough
as Lew Moran
Peter Finch
as Captain Harris
Hardy Krüger
as Heinrich Dorfmann
Ernest Borgnine
as Trucker Cobb
Ian Bannen
as Crow
Ronald Fraser
as Sergeant Watson
Christian Marquand
as Dr. Renaud
Dan Duryea
as Standish
George Kennedy
as Bellamy
Gabriele Tinti
as Gabriel
Alex Montoya
as Carlos
Directed by Robert Aldrich, written by Lukas Heller and Trevor Dudley-Smith, produced by Robert Aldrich.
Average viewer score of 7.2/10 from 387 ratings.
Absorbing character piece that's acted accordingly. A transport aeroplane carrying an assortment of men crash lands in the Sahara desert, these men must group together in spite of their varying indifference's and build another plane out of the wreckage. It perhaps, on the surface, doesn't sound much does it? We as viewers are asked to spend over two hours watching these men interact with each other with differing…
Reviewed on August 28, 2014
A true classic. 14 men on a small low budget plane working for an oil company that cares as much about their employees as one might expect. So, the plane goes down in the middle of the desert, and the twelve survivors just wait to die. James Stewart is the pilot who feels responsible, but so does his navigator played by Richard Attenborough. Meanwhile, we wonder about the other characters. We expect Ernest…
Reviewed on April 18, 2023
Jimmy Stewart is "Towns" who flies his dilapidated aircraft around the North African oilfields. When once such trip ends in a crash, they find themselves stuck in the desert short of water, and of ideas as to how to get themselves home. Until that is, the rather superior "Dorfmann" (Hardy Krüger) concocts a plan to perform industrial surgery on the wreckage and maybe get them airborne again. What now ensues is a…
Reviewed on September 5, 2024
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The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) is currently available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. No subscription streaming option is listed right now, so availability may change.
The main cast of The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) includes James Stewart, Richard Attenborough, Peter Finch, Hardy Krüger and Ernest Borgnine. The film was directed by Robert Aldrich. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Flight of the Phoenix was released on December 15, 1965 and runs for 2h 22m.
The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) holds an average rating of 7.2 out of 10 from 387 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy adventure and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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