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  1. Jun 18, 2024 · The best disaster movies from the 70s exemplified their mastery of the genre through compelling stories and high-stakes action sequences that left audiences breathless. These cinematic masterpieces captured the essence of gripping and intense storytelling with pulse-pounding action, from firestorms consuming towering skyscrapers to airplanes ...

  2. A supersonic airborne disaster. In order to survive a flight headed for the Moscow Olympics, passengers of the Concorde must endure aerial acrobatics to dodge missiles and survive a device that decompresses the plane.

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    • PG
  3. 1. Air Force One. 1997 2h 4m R. 6.5 (212K) Rate. 62 Metascore. Communist radicals led by Ivan Korshunov hijack Air Force One with US President James Marshall and his family on board. Vice President Kathryn Bennett negotiates from Washington D.C., while Marshall fights to rescue the hostages on board.

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    • TV-PG
  4. Jul 2, 1980 · Airplane!: Directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker. With Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Julie Hagerty. After the crew becomes sick with food poisoning, a neurotic ex-fighter pilot must safely land a commercial airplane full of passengers.

    • (263K)
    • Comedy
    • Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker
    • 1980-07-02
  5. Airport is a 1970s film series consisting of four airplane-themed disaster films: Airport, Airport 1975, Airport '77 and The Concorde... Airport '79. They are based on the 1968 novel Airport by Arthur Hailey. The four films grossed $387.5 million worldwide.

  6. Aug 19, 2020 · To observe the occasion, I thought I would take a look at a genre that specifically celebrates professional aviators and those that support them: pilots, mechanics, flight attendants, troubleshooters, even airline and airport administrators: the Great Airplane Disaster Movies of the 1970s.

  7. Jan 29, 2022 · Reflecting the pessimism and economic stagnation of the time, the 1970s saw a golden era for disaster films that thrilled audiences with the possibility of chaos: boats sank, huge buses...

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