Discuss The Flight of the Phoenix
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A great suspense and survival movie..
posted by AusFemSTAFFMOD on March 16, 2017 at 9:11 PM
I really love this movie. James Stewart plays a crusty pilot who is flying passengers across the Sahara. Ultimately the plane crashes due to a sandstorm. The passengers have to basically rebuild the plane to get out of their predicament or die.
Can't say much more as it will give the entire movie away. (plus I need to take a writing course 
Great casting: James Stewart, Richard Attenborough, Peter Finch, Hardy Kruger, Ernest Borgnine. George Kennedy, Dan Duryea
Reply by Renovatio
on April 22, 2017 at 12:47 PM
Have you seen the remake? Starring Dennis Quaid? It was ok, but nothing special...
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/11866-flight-of-the-phoenix
I haven't seen the original... I'll check it out...
Reply by AusFem
on April 22, 2017 at 2:53 PM
I have seen it. It was good but I prefer the original.
Reply by tmdb40011370
on November 26, 2019 at 10:36 AM
Despite myself. I really enjoyed this, not least because it was mostly character-driven.
It was probably 20 odd minutes on the long side, but it still made for fascinating entertainment with regards how humanity deals with a devastating situation, and how they react to that problem and its various solutions.
Hardy Kruger, was my favourite character given that he was the driving force behind rebuilding the shattered aircraft while the other guys seemingly just waited to die in the sand.
I haven't seen the reboot, and have no wish to do so.