The Crash of Flight 401

1978

The nerve-shattering experience of a lifetime. More astonishing because it actually happened.

Barry Shear
1h 35m
October 29, 1978 · United States of America

Overview

True story recounting the crash of Eastern Airlines, Flight 401, which crashed in the Everglades while on approach to Miami in December 1972. Accurate in many respects, the movie goes through the events leading up to the crash, the crash itself, and the rescue effort afterwards.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: October 29, 1978
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Production: American Broadcasting Company (ABC),Charles Fries Productions,ABC
Cast: George Ranito Jordan,Brett Halsey,Gerald S. O'Loughlin,Laraine Stephens,Shirley O'Hara,Robert P. Lieb,Walt Davis,Orin Kennedy,Donna Kei Benz,Susan Mullenand 43 more
Director: Barry Shear
Writer: Sarah Elder,Donald S. Sanford,Steve Brown,Rob Elder
Producer: Edward Montagne,Charles W. Fries,Malcolm Stuart
Cinematography: Jacques R. Marquette
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
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