The Flight of the Phoenix
1965 · directed by Robert Aldrich
- Rating
- 79/100
- Hit
- no
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), directed by Robert Aldrich, rates 79/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- James Stewart
- Richard Attenborough
- Peter Finch
- Hardy Krüger
- Ernest Borgnine
- Ian Bannen
- Ronald Fraser
- Christian Marquand
- Dan Duryea
- George Kennedy
Crew
- Joseph F. Biroc — Director of Photography
- Michael Luciano — Editor
- Frank De Vol — Original Music Composer
- Lukas Heller — Screenplay
More from Robert Aldrich
- Kiss Me Deadly (1955) — 83/100 · hit
- Attack (1956) — 83/100 · hit
- What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) — 81/100 · hit
- Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) — 78/100
- Vera Cruz (1954) — 78/100
- Ulzana's Raid (1972) — 78/100
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