
The Concorde... Airport '79(1979)
Aviation disaster-prone Joe Patroni must contend with nuclear missiles, the French Air Force and the threat of the plane splitting in two over the Alps.


“Flight 23 has crashed in the Bermuda Triangle... passengers still alive, trapped underwater...”
Flight 23 has crashed in the Bermuda Triangle after a hijacking gone wrong. Now the surviving passengers must brave panic, slow leaks, oxygen depletion, and more while attempting a daring plan, all while 200 feet underwater.

Jack Lemmon
Don Gallagher

Lee Grant
Karen Wallace

Brenda Vaccaro
Eve Clayton

Joseph Cotten
Nicholas St. Downs III

Olivia de Havilland
Emily Livingston

Darren McGavin
Stan Buchek

Christopher Lee
Martin Wallace

George Kennedy
Joe Patroni

James Stewart
Philip Stevens

Maidie Norman
Dorothy
Airport '77 is a action, adventure, drama, thriller film released in 1977 exploring themes of rescue, airplane, stewardess, painting, pilot, hijacking. Directed by Jerry Jameson, it stars Jack Lemmon, Lee Grant, Brenda Vaccaro. Flight 23 has crashed in the Bermuda Triangle after a hijacking gone wrong. Now the surviving passengers must brave panic, slow leaks, oxygen depletion, and more while attempting a daring plan, all while 200 feet underwater.
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