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Mayday at 40, 000 Feet! (1976)

Mayday at 40, 000 Feet!

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1h 33m

Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller

November 12th, 1976

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The co-pilot and engineer of a passenger jet struggle to keep the plane airborne after a marshal onboard, transporting a murderer to prison, has a heart attack and the killer uses his gun to shoot the captain and blow out the hydraulics.

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Cast

David Janssen
Captain Pete Douglass
Don Meredith
Mike Fuller
Christopher George
Stan Burkhart
Ray Milland
Dr. Joseph Mannheim
Lynda Day George
Cathy Armello
Margaret Blye
Susan Mackenzie
Marjoe Gortner
Greco
Broderick Crawford
Marshal Riese
Tom Drake
Harry Jensen
Christopher Norris
Cindy Jensen
Full cast & crew

Directors

Robert Butler
directed by
Full cast & crew

Producers

Andrew J. Fenady
producer (produced by)
Full cast & crew

Writers

Austin Ferguson
teleplay
(???)
Dick Nelson
teleplay
(???)
Andrew J. Fenady
teleplay
Full cast & crew

Taglines

A crippled plane. A crazed convict....
Killer on Rampage...Pilot on Plane Disabled...Untried Co-Pilot at Controls...Airport Snowed In...
A crippled plane. A crazed convict...

Keywords

weapon
pilot
death
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

June 9th, 1977 (Argentina) (theatrical release)
June 24th, 1977 (Denmark)
May 13th, 1977 (Finland)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Mayday at 40,000 Feet! (original title)
S.O.S. a 15.000 metros (Argentina)
Mayday at 40,000 Feet! (Canada) (English title)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Burbank, California, USA
Los Angeles International Airport - 1 World Way, Los Angeles, California, USA (airport scenes)
O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, USA (airport scenes)

Running Times

93 min
100 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Television
Andrew J. Fenady Productions

Distribution Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures (Argentina)
Warner Home Video (Germany)
Pidax Film (Germany)
All Distribution Companies

Other Companies

Panavision (United States of America) (equipment by)

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