🎬 Adventure, Drama

The Flight of the Phoenix

"Theirs was the triumph - yours, the excitement!"

⭐ 7.2/10 1965 2h 22m Dir. Robert Aldrich

About this movie

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.

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7.2/10 371 votes

Quick facts

Year
1965
Runtime
2h 22m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.2/10
Votes
371
Genre
Adventure, Drama
Director
Language
EN
Budget
$5.4M

Cast

🎭 Adventure 🎭 Drama 🎬 Robert Aldrich 👤 James Stewart 👤 Richard Attenborough 👤 Peter Finch
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Questions about The Flight of the Phoenix

The Flight of the Phoenix has a runtime of 2h 22m (2 hours and 22 minutes).
The Flight of the Phoenix was directed by Robert Aldrich and released in 1965.
The Flight of the Phoenix is a Adventure, Drama film (1965).
The cast of The Flight of the Phoenix includes James Stewart, Richard Attenborough, Peter Finch, Hardy Krüger, Ernest Borgnine.
The Flight of the Phoenix has a TMDB rating of 7.2/10 based on 371 votes.

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