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The Ghost of Flight 401

The Ghost of Flight 401

Jet-age ghost story!

19785.31h 40m

Overview

An aircraft crashes in the Florida Everglades, killing 103 passengers. After the wreckage is removed, salvageable parts from the plane are used to repair other aircraft. Soon passengers and crew on those aircraft report seeing what they believe to be the ghost of the wrecked airplane's flight engineer.

Directed by Steven Hilliard Stern
Written by Robert M. Young, John G. Fuller
Produced by Emmet G. Lavery Jr.
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Top Cast

Ernest Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine

Dom Cimoli

Gary Lockwood

Gary Lockwood

Jordan Evanhower

Tina Chen

Tina Chen

Val

Kim Basinger

Kim Basinger

Prissy Frasier

Tom Clancy

Tom Clancy

Dutch

Howard Hesseman

Howard Hesseman

Bert Stockwell

Russell Johnson

Russell Johnson

Loft

Robert F. Lyons

Robert F. Lyons

Bill Bowdish

Allan Miller

Allan Miller

Les Garrick

Alan Oppenheimer

Alan Oppenheimer

Barton

Themes & Keywords

disasterairplane crash

About The Ghost of Flight 401

The Ghost of Flight 401 is a drama, mystery, thriller, tv movie, horror film released in 1978 exploring themes of disaster, airplane crash. Directed by Steven Hilliard Stern, it stars Ernest Borgnine, Gary Lockwood, Tina Chen. An aircraft crashes in the Florida Everglades, killing 103 passengers. After the wreckage is removed, salvageable parts from the plane are used to repair other aircraft. Soon passengers and crew on those aircraft report seeing what they believe to be the ghost of the wrecked airplane's flight engineer.

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