Sole Survivor (1970) (TV)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Paul Stanley

Writer:

Guerdon Trueblood (writer)

Release Date:

9 January 1970 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy

Plot:

This story is loosely based on the discovery of the B-24 "Liberator" bomber the "Lady Be Good" that...

Plot Keywords:

Libyan Desert | Baseball | Plane Crash | World War II Bomber | Investigation

Cast

Vince Edwards	...	Maj. Michael Devlin
Richard Basehart	...	Brig. Gen. Russell Hamner
William Shatner	...	Lt. Col. Josef Gronke
Lou Antonio	...	Tony
Lawrence P. Casey	...	Gant
Dennis Cooney	...	Brandy
Brad David	...	Elmo
Patrick Wayne	...	Mac
Alan Caillou	...	Corey
Timur Bashtu	...	Beddo
Noah Keen	...	Maj. Gen. Schurm
Ian Abercrombie	...	British co-pilot
David Cannon	...	Capt. Patrick
John Winston	...	British pilot

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

El Mirage Dry Lake, California, USA

Company:

Cinema Center 100 Productions

Trivia:

The aircraft used is an Air National Guard B-25J

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I have been searching for well over 30 years for a copy of this Made for Television Movie. I loved the script when I first read it, and although I had a very small part (the British Co-Pilot who discovers the grounded remains of the plane), it was a memorable shoot. Like most of you who are fans of the film and have sought high and low for a copy, I still keep looking. I do remember it was made for CBS Films, a subsidiary of the Big Eye. I am sure it is in some vault somewhere. If I ever run into William Shatner I will ask him if he has a copy. Or Patrick Wayne. There are just a few of the actors still kicking around and in those days getting a copy of our work was hard. Taping machines were rare.