The Flight of the Phoenix
James Stewart heads an impressive cast that includes Richard Attenborough, Peter Finch, and Ernest Borgnine in this gripping tale of courage and suspense. When their cargo plane crashes in the Sahara Desert, the only hope for a crew of oilmen and military personnel is to try to rebuild the craft before they all perish from heat and deprivation. Based on Elleston Trevor's popular novel of the same name, and artfully directed by Robert Aldrich, The Flight of the Phoenix is a riveting combination of finely honed character studies and an exciting story line.
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Excellent Adventure - ShawnConnery
Though you kinda know what'll end up happening, this is an adventure mixed with tons of grit, suspense, and action. The setting is great, the acting on the part of almost all the actors is excellent, and though the plot is a little far-fetched, the story was amazing and the screenplay inspired. Even the music added to this film.Slow takeoff. - Anonymous
Assuming that 'gentle viewer' knows the plot in general, let's get to the flim.
A lot of detail, some necessary, fills the beginning of this exciting tale.
This slows down the action, and not always to good purpose.
Hardy Kruger has an underrated role playing next to James Stewart, Richard Attenborough and Peter Finch, and he pulls it off!
Watch the remake, to be sure, but you will come back to the 'original' for timeless action.watch this one first - brat72
I enjoyed the Dennis Quaid remake, but after watching it, I was curious to see the original. This cast is far superior to the remake with each character being interesting, and in the case of the Scottish character, hilarious. The remake really just has Quaid and Ribisi and the rest make a pretty bland crew. This film was really engrossing and well acted, although could have used some further editing. Overall, a really great movie. Funny enough though, I preferred the ending of the remake.
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Excellent Adventure - ShawnConnery
Though you kinda know what'll end up happening, this is an adventure mixed with tons of grit, suspense, and action. The setting is great, the acting on the part of almost all the actors is excellent, and though the plot is a little far-fetched, the story was ...Slow takeoff. - Anonymous
Assuming that 'gentle viewer' knows the plot in general, let's get to the flim.
A lot of detail, some necessary, fills the beginning of this exciting tale.
This slows down the action, and not always to good purpose.
Hardy Kruger has an underrated ...watch this one first - brat72
I enjoyed the Dennis Quaid remake, but after watching it, I was curious to see the original. This cast is far superior to the remake with each character being interesting, and in the case of the Scottish character, hilarious. The remake really just has Quaid ...