Airport 1975

"Something hit us... The crew is dead... Help us, please, please help us!"

Oct 18 1974 PG 1h 47m
Action, Drama, Thriller

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.

Plot

When the pilot of a small aircraft has a heart attack and crashes his plane into the cockpit of a Boeing 747, several members of the flight crew are killed and the pilot is blinded. Miraculously, the 747 stays in the air on auto-pilot with flight attendant Nancy Prior at the controls. Ground controllers, including her boyfriend Alan Murdock, try to teach her the basics but they soon realize they will have to get a trained pilot into the cockpit. Their first attempt fails and Murdock realizes he will have to do it. Meanwhile, various passengers have their own problems including a young girl who is destined to a life saving operation.

Written by

Arthur Hailey, Don Ingalls

Directed by

Jack Smight

Cast

Charlton Heston, Karen Black, George Kennedy

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Trailers
Airport 1975 Official Trailer #1 - Charlton Heston Movie (1974) HD
Scores
# of Votes
12,579
Average Rating
5.7 out of 10
Metascore
50
Popularity
NA