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Movie Description
One of the original "disaster" movies, this all-star nail-biter follows a series of emergencies at a large Midwestern airport on a snowy night. The weather's bad enough, but then a passenger threatens to blow up an inbound plane. Based on Arthur Hailey's novel. Sequels include Airport 1975, Airport '77 and The Concorde - Airport '79 and dozens of other catastrophe epics built from the same blueprint.
Synopsis
A crazed bomber aboard a jet threatens the passengers -- even as a raging snowstorm promises to shut down the airport and prevent rescuers from reaching the plane. As the large-scale disaster plays out, smaller personal dramas unfold, too -- crumbling marriages, unplanned pregnancies, and stowaways on the doomed plane.
Film Notes
This film cost $10 million, earned $40 million, and spawned 3 sequels.
Shot in Technicolor and Todd-AO.
Industry Reviews
"[With] George Kennedy, the undisputed King of Disaster Movies..."
Entertainment Weekly - Joshua Rich (06/04/2004)
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