The Flight of the Phoenix
movie

Theirs was the triumph - yours, the excitement!
Released December 15, 1965
Overview
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.
Cast

James Stewart
as
Frank Towns

Richard Attenborough
as
Lew Moran

Peter Finch
as
Captain Harris

Hardy Krüger
as
Heinrich Dorfmann

Ernest Borgnine
as
Trucker Cobb

Ian Bannen
as
Crow

Ronald Fraser
as
Sergeant Watson

Christian Marquand
as
Dr. Renaud

Dan Duryea
as
Standish

George Kennedy
as
Bellamy

Gabriele Tinti
as
Gabriel
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Alex Montoya
as
Carlos
Crew

Robert Aldrich
as
Director

Frank De Vol
as
Original Music Composer

Joseph F. Biroc
as
Director of Photography

Trevor Dudley-Smith
as
Novel

Robert Aldrich
as
Producer

Michael Luciano
as
Editor
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Lukas Heller
as
Screenplay
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Alan Callow
as
Assistant Director
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Ben Nye
as
Makeup Supervisor
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Terry Miles
as
Makeup Artist
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Jack Stone
as
Makeup Artist
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William Turner
as
Makeup Artist