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Airport 1975

Airport 1975

Something hit us... The crew is dead... Help us, please, please help us!

19745.81h 47m

Overview

When an in-flight collision incapacitates the pilots of an airplane bound for Los Angeles, stewardess Nancy Pryor is forced to take over the controls. From the ground, her boyfriend Alan Murdock, a retired test pilot, tries to talk her through piloting and landing the 747 aircraft. Worse yet, the anxious passengers — among which are a noisy nun and a cranky man — are aggravating the already tense atmosphere.

Directed by Jack Smight
Written by Don Ingalls, Arthur Hailey
Produced by William Frye
Box OfficeBudget: $3.0MRevenue: $103.0M

Top Cast

Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

Alan Murdock

Karen Black

Karen Black

Nancy Pryor

George Kennedy

George Kennedy

Joe Patroni

Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Captain Stacy

Susan Clark

Susan Clark

Helen Patroni

Helen Reddy

Helen Reddy

Sister Ruth

Linda Blair

Linda Blair

Janice Abbott

Dana Andrews

Dana Andrews

Scott Freeman

Roy Thinnes

Roy Thinnes

Urias

Sid Caesar

Sid Caesar

Barney

Themes & Keywords

helicopterhusband wife relationshipairplanecataclysmairportbased on novel or bookguitarstewardesspilotalcoholismsequelaviationsalt lake city, utahteenage girlsinging nunmid air collisionairplane accidentlos angeles, californiadisaster movie

About Airport 1975

Airport 1975 is a drama, thriller, action film released in 1974 exploring themes of helicopter, husband wife relationship, airplane, cataclysm, airport, based on novel or book. Directed by Jack Smight, it stars Charlton Heston, Karen Black, George Kennedy. When an in-flight collision incapacitates the pilots of an airplane bound for Los Angeles, stewardess Nancy Pryor is forced to take over the controls. From the ground, her boyfriend Alan Murdock, a retired test pilot, tries to talk her through piloting and landing the 747 aircraft. Worse yet, the anxious passengers — among which are a noisy nun and a cranky man — are aggravating the already tense atmosphere.

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