The Concorde... Airport '79

"At twice the speed of sound, can the Concorde evade attack?"

Aug 17 1979 PG 1h 53m
Action, Drama, Thriller

Aviation disaster-prone Joe Patroni must contend with nuclear missiles, the French Air Force and the threat of the plane splitting in two over the Alps.

Plot

This last film in the 'Airport 'series ends fast - with an SST (supersonic transport); Concorde. Joe Patroni (George Kennedy) Murray deal with nuclear missiles being fired at the'speed-bird' (the actual British Concorde's ATC name) as a passenger on-board is carrying documents which can bring down the titan of a large military contractor, and in order to prevent this, the CEO tries to arrange for the plane's mid-air destructoon, using the French air force as a patsy.who are under the impression they're bringing down a compromised plane.

Written by

Arthur Hailey, Jennings Lang, Eric Roth

Directed by

David Lowell Rich

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal Pictures, Jennings Lang Productions

Languages

Español, English, Français

Awards

2 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
7,562
Average Rating
4.5 out of 10
Metascore
39
Popularity
NA