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The Flight of the Phoenix

Theirs was the triumph - yours, the excitement!

The Flight of the Phoenix

1965-12-15
  • Adventure
  • , Drama
2 hours 22 minutes

A cargo aircraft crashes in a sandstorm in the Sahara with less than a dozen men on board. One of the passengers is an airplane designer who comes up with the idea of ripping off the undamaged wing and using it as the basis for a replacement aircraft they need to build before their food and water run out.

Robert AldrichDirector
Trevor Dudley-SmithNovel
Lukas HellerScreenplay

Top Billed Cast

James Stewart

James Stewart

Frank Towns

Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

Lew Moran

Peter Finch

Peter Finch

Captain Harris

Hardy Krüger

Hardy Krüger

Heinrich Dorfmann

Ernest Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine

Trucker Cobb

Ian Bannen

Ian Bannen

Crow

Ronald Fraser

Ronald Fraser

Sergeant Watson

Christian Marquand

Christian Marquand

Dr. Renaud

Dan Duryea

Dan Duryea

Standish

George Kennedy

George Kennedy

Bellamy

Gabriele Tinti

Gabriele Tinti

Gabriel

Alex Montoya

Carlos

Peter Bravos

Tasso

William Aldrich

Bill

Barrie Chase

Barrie Chase

Farida

Stanley Ralph Ross

Arab Singer (voice) (uncredited)

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