The Flight of the Phoenix
The Flight of the Phoenix ★★★ 1965
A group of men stranded in the Arabian desert after a plane crash attempt to rebuild their plane in order to escape before succumbing to the elements. Big budget, all-star survival drama based on the novel by Elleston Trevor. 147m/C VHS, DVD . James Stewart, Richard Attenborough, Peter Finch, Hardy Kruger, Dan Duryea, George Kennedy, Ernest Borgnine, Ian Bannen; D: Robert Aldrich; C: Joseph Biroc.
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