
Airport '77(1977)
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.


“On Board Flight 502 Is A Bomb. It Could Be Anywhere. And A Skyjacker. It Could Be Anyone.”
A crazed Vietnam vet bomber hijacks a Boeing 707 and demands to be taken to Russia.

Charlton Heston
Capt. Henry 'Hank' O'Hara

Yvette Mimieux
Angela Thacher

James Brolin
Jerome K. Weber

Claude Akins
Sgt. Ben Puzo

Jeanne Crain
Mrs. Clara Shaw

Susan Dey
Elly Brewster

Rosey Grier
Gary Brown

Mariette Hartley
Harriet Stevens

Walter Pidgeon
Sen. Arne Lindner

Ken Swofford
John Bimonte
Skyjacked is a action, drama, thriller film released in 1972 exploring themes of vietnam, airplane, based on novel or book, hijacking, airplane hijacking, disaster. Directed by John Guillermin, it stars Charlton Heston, Yvette Mimieux, James Brolin. A crazed Vietnam vet bomber hijacks a Boeing 707 and demands to be taken to Russia.
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