
TMDb Rating
7.2/10
353 verified votes
The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
AdventureDrama
142 min
"Theirs was the triumph - yours, the excitement!"
Plot Summary
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.
Director
Robert Aldrich
Top Cast
James StewartRichard AttenboroughPeter FinchHardy KrügerErnest Borgnine
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