The Flight of the Phoenix

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 15, 1965

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

20th Century Fox,The Associates & Aldrich Company

Cast

James Stewart,Richard Attenborough,Peter Finch,Hardy Krüger,Ernest Borgnine,Ian Bannen,Ronald Fraser,Christian Marquand,Dan Duryea,George Kennedyand 6 more

Director

Robert Aldrich

Writer

Trevor Dudley-Smith,Lukas Heller

Producer

Robert Aldrich

Cinematography

Joseph F. Biroc

Music

Frank De Vol

Budget

$5,355,000

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0059183