Airport Movie Review 1970

Old-fashioned disaster thriller built around an all-star cast, fairly moronic script, and an unavoidable accident during the flight of a passenger airliner. A boxoffice hit that paved the way for many lesser disaster flicks (including its many sequels) detailing the reactions of the passengers and crew as they cope with impending doom. Considered to be the best of the "Airport" series; adapted from the Arthur Hailey novel.

Distribution

Baker & Taylor Inc., 2709 Water Ridge Pkwy., Ste. 500, Charlotte, NC 28217, Phone: (704)357-3500, Toll-free: 800-775-1800, Email: btinfo@btol.com, URL: http://www.btol.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 137 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Disaster Flicks, Airborne, Boom!, Air Disasters, Top Grossing Films of 1970, Books to Film: Arthur Hailey

Screenplay

George Seaton

Cast

Dean Martin, Burt Lancaster, Jean Seberg, Jacqueline Bisset, George Kennedy, Helen Hayes, Van Heflin, Maureen Stapleton, Barry Nelson, Lloyd Nolan, Dana Wynter, Barbara Hale, Gary Collins, Jessie Royce Landis

Cinematography

Ernest Laszlo

Director

George Seaton

Music

Alfred Newman

Other

Stuart Gilmore, Alexander Golitzen, E. Preston Ames

Producer

Mark Huffam, Ross Hunter

Awards

Oscars 1970: Support. Actress (Hayes); Golden Globes 1971: Support. Actress (Stapleton).