| Front Cover |
Actor |
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| Movie Details |
| Director |
George Seaton; Henry Hathaway |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
G (General Audience) |
| Running Time |
137 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
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| Plot |
| One of the first of the big disaster films, this stodgy Hollywood product lumbers and creaks as it tries to sort out the various plot threads of Arthur Hailey's doorstop of a novel. Set at (what else?) a busy metropolitan airport, it details what happens one eventful night when, among other things, a huge blizzard threatens to disrupt air traffic for the airport manager (Burt Lancaster) even as a suicidal bomber (Van Heflin) heads into the air with mayhem on his mind. There's also an impish old lady (Helen Hayes, who won an Oscar for this role) who specializes in sneaking aboard airliners, and the married pilot (Dean Martin) is having an affair with a stewardess (Jacqueline Bisset). An old-fashioned movie that inspired a bunch of sequels, the Airplane spoofs, and a host of other disaster films. --Marshall Fine |
| Personal Details |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
796 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Links |
Amazon US
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| Product Details |
| Edition |
Full Screen Edition |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
1.33:1 |
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018713810298 |
| Release Date |
5/1/2001 |
| Subtitles |
French; Spanish |
| Audio Tracks |
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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