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The Doomsday Flight

The Doomsday Flight

Fly ... and run out of fuel ! Land ... and my bomb explodes !

19666.41h 40mNR

Overview

A bomb on board an airliner has an altitude-sensitive trigger. Unless a ransom is paid, it will explode when the plane descends to land.

Directed by William A. Graham
Written by Rod Serling
Produced by Frank Price
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Top Cast

Jack Lord

Jack Lord

Special Agent Frank Thompson

Edmond O'Brien

Edmond O'Brien

The Man

Katherine Crawford

Katherine Crawford

Jean

John Saxon

John Saxon

George Ducette

Van Johnson

Van Johnson

Capt. Anderson

Tom Simcox

Tom Simcox

Chipps, Flight Engineer

Michael Sarrazin

Michael Sarrazin

Army Corporal

Ed Asner

Ed Asner

Feldman

Malachi Throne

Malachi Throne

Bartender

R

Robert Pickering

Willoughby

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Themes & Keywords

post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)airplanebombaviationextortiondisgruntled workerransom demand

About The Doomsday Flight

The Doomsday Flight is a tv movie, thriller film released in 1966 exploring themes of post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), airplane, bomb, aviation, extortion, disgruntled worker. Directed by William A. Graham, it stars Jack Lord, Edmond O'Brien, Katherine Crawford. A bomb on board an airliner has an altitude-sensitive trigger. Unless a ransom is paid, it will explode when the plane descends to land.

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