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The Flight of the Phoenix is a 1965 American survival drama film produced and directed by Robert Aldrich, based on the 1964 novel of the same name by English author Elleston Trevor. The story follows a small group of men struggling to survive their aircraft's emergency landing in the Sahara.
- Robert Aldrich
- Lukas Heller
The Flight of the Phoenix: Directed by Robert Aldrich. With James Stewart, Richard Attenborough, Peter Finch, Hardy Krüger. After an oil company plane crashes in the Sahara, the survivors are buoyed with hope by one of the passengers, an airplane designer who plans for them to build a flyable plane from the wreckage.
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- Adventure, Drama
- Robert Aldrich
- 1965-12-15
Lew Moran. Peter Finch. Captain Harris. Ernest Borgnine. Trucker Cobb. Ian Bannen. Crow. Watchlist. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Advertise With Us. Tense tale about a group of men who are left...
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- James Stewart
- Robert Aldrich
- Adventure
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Directed with characteristic punch by Hollywood iconoclast Robert Aldrich, The Flight of the Phoenix balances adventure with human drama as it conducts a surprising and complex examination of authority, honor, and camaraderie among desperate men. Film Info. United States. 1965. 142 minutes. Color. 1.85:1. English. Spine #1116. Special Features.
- Frank Towns
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Synopsis. A routine flight in an old flying box car with a broken radio, carrying a group of tired men and worn out tools, encounters a fierce sand storm in the Sahara desert. The men are hundreds of miles from rescue, and nobody knows where they are. With zero chance of rescue and a 10 days supply of water, the group is forced to make a decision.