Story Line
When an in-flight collision incapacitates the pilots of an airplane bound for Los Angeles, stewardess Nancy Pryor is forced to take over the controls. From the ground, her boyfriend Alan Murdock, a retired test pilot, tries to talk her through piloting and landing the 747 aircraft. Worse yet, the anxious passengers — among which are a noisy nun and a cranky man — are aggravating the already tense atmosphere.
“Something hit us... The crew is dead... Help us, please, please help us!”
Top Cast
Charlton Heston
Alan Murdock
Karen Black
Nancy Pryor
George Kennedy
Joe Patroni
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Captain Stacy
Susan Clark
Helen Patroni
Helen Reddy
Sister Ruth
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Rating
5.8/ 10
Release Date
1974-10-18
Runtime
1h 47m
Genres
DramaThrillerAction
Part of the Series
Airport Collection
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User Reviews (2)
John Chard
5/10
•11/17/2019There's just a hole where the pilots usually sit!
A 747 in flight collides with a small plane and is rendered pilotless. With one of the cabin crew stewardesses forced to take the helm, the control tower must try to get a pilot aboard so the jet c...
JPV852
7/10
•3/30/2021Really solid action-thriller disaster flick that in some ways is better than the first, especially being leaner and going away from the overly long soap opera storyline that took up half the running time. Some impressive aerial footage and the perfor...