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Airport is a 1970 American air disaster – drama film written and directed by George Seaton and starring Burt Lancaster and Dean Martin. [3] Based on Arthur Hailey 's 1968 novel, it originated the 1970s disaster film genre. [4] It is also the first of four films in the Airport film series.
Mar 5, 1970 · Airport: Directed by George Seaton, Henry Hathaway. With Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, Jean Seberg, Jacqueline Bisset. A bomber on board an airplane, an airport almost closed by snow, and various personal problems of the people involved.
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.
In this large-ensemble disaster movie, Mel Bakersfeld (Burt Lancaster), the general manager of a Chicago-area airport, must contend with a massive snowstorm and other issues, both...
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The story takes place during one long night during a sudden blizzard at Lincoln International, a fictional Chicago airport based very loosely on O'Hare International Airport. The action mainly centers on Mel Bakersfeld (Burt Lancaster), the airport general manager.
Airport. Action. 137 minutes ‧ G ‧ 1970. Roger Ebert. January 1, 1970. 2 min read. On some dumb fundamental level, “Airport” kept me interested for a couple of hours. I can’t quite remember why. The plot has few surprises (you know and I know that no airplane piloted by Dean Martin ever crashed).