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Starring: James Stewart, Richard Attenborough, Peter Finch (View All)
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Starring: James Stewart, Richard Attenborough, Peter Finch
Based on Elleston Trevor's novel, The Flight of the Phoenix opens with a well-staged plane crash in the middle of the Sahara desert. The pilot (James Stewart) and the navigator (Richard Attenborough) do their best to maintain order among the survivors, a group of oil men not well-suited for survival in the desert wastes. Some of those who appear to be the most resourceful reveal themselves to be inept or cowardly, while other less prepossessing types -- notably bespectacled Standish (Dan Duryea) -- demonstrate surprising inner reserves of strength. The ultimate fate of the survivors rests in the hands of Heinrich Dorfmann (Hardy Kruger), who uses the wreckage of the old plane to design a new one. The Flight of the Phoenix was dedicated to the memory of veteran stunt pilot Paul Mantz, who was killed while filming the take-off scene of the new plane. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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US Release Date
12/15/65
MPAA Rating
Not Rated
Running Time
149 mins.
Locations
- Sahara desert
Language
- English
Awards
- Nominated for a Best Editing award at the 1965 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture - Drama award at the 1965 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award at the 1965 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a New Star of the Year - Male award at the 1965 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion award at the 1965 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
Distributor
- 20th Century Fox
- Key Video
