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Airport '77

Airport '77

Flight 23 has crashed in the Bermuda Triangle... passengers still alive, trapped underwater...

19775.61h 54m

Overview

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.

Directed by Jerry Jameson
Written by Arthur Hailey, David Spector, Michael Scheff
Produced by William Frye
Box OfficeBudget: $6.0MRevenue: $91.1M

Top Cast

Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon

Don Gallagher

Lee Grant

Lee Grant

Karen Wallace

Brenda Vaccaro

Brenda Vaccaro

Eve Clayton

Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

Nicholas St. Downs III

Olivia de Havilland

Olivia de Havilland

Emily Livingston

Darren McGavin

Darren McGavin

Stan Buchek

Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

Martin Wallace

George Kennedy

George Kennedy

Joe Patroni

James Stewart

James Stewart

Philip Stevens

Maidie Norman

Maidie Norman

Dorothy

Themes & Keywords

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About Airport '77

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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