The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
Directed by Robert Aldrich · 142 min · Adventure, Drama
52.1 TOPICAL score · #1,780 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
The Flight of the Phoenix (1965, directed by Robert Aldrich) has a TOPICAL score of 52.1 - ranked 1,780 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and awards, and lowest on historical impact. It won 0 awards from 2 nominations. Critics: 83% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.5/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.2/10 (391 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 29 languages.
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- Critics83% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.5/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.2/10 (391 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 2 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 29 languages
- Still read16,543 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: James Stewart (actor #2), Richard Attenborough (actor #387), Peter Finch (actor #317), Hardy Krüger (actor #1,190)