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Drama / Thriller
USA, 1970, 137 min

Based on:

Arthur Hailey (book)

Screenplay:

George Seaton

Cinematography:

Ernest Laszlo

Composer:

Alfred Newman

Cast:

Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, Jean Seberg, Jacqueline Bisset, George Kennedy, Helen Hayes, Van Heflin, Maureen Stapleton, Barry Nelson, Dana Wynter, Lloyd Nolan (more)
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Burt Lancaster and Dean Martin head an all-star cast in this classic disaster film from producer Ross Hunter, for which Helen Hayes received her second Oscar. On the ground, manager Mel Bakersfield (Lancaster) juggles lover Jean Seberg and wife Dana Wynter while coping with a blizzard, aided by mechanic George Kennedy. In the sky, Capt. Vern Demerest (Martin) must maintain control of a 707 with his pregnant stewardess girlfriend (Jacqueline Bisset), a sly stowaway (Hayes), and a bomb-toting maniac (Van Heflin) aboard. Often imitated but never equalled, this box office hit was adapted by Academy Award winner George Seaton from the bestseller by Arthur Hailey. (Universal Pictures UK)

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Awards

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Academy Awards

  • 1971 - Helen Hayes (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
  • 1971 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
  • 1971 - Maureen Stapleton (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
  • 1971 - George Seaton (Best Adapted Screenplay)
  • 1971 - Ernest Laszlo (Best Achievement in Cinematography)
  • 1971 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
  • 1971 - Alfred Newman (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score))
  • 1971 - Best Sound Mixing