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Release Date:
5 March 1970 (USA)
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The #1 novel of the year - now a motion picture!
Plot:
Melodrama about a bomber on board an airplane, an airport almost closed by snow, and various personal problems of the people involved. full summary | add synopsis
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Won Oscar.
Another 5 wins
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17 nominations
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(8 articles)
Hollywood Bokeh: The Day the Music Died
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Which was the best year for movies: 1977, 1994, or 1999?
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(From CinemaSpy. 1 September 2009, 9:05 PM, PDT)
Which was the best year for movies: 1977, 1994, or 1999?
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 5 August 2009, 5:00 AM, PDT)
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Burt Lancaster | ... | Mel Bakersfeld | |
| Dean Martin | ... | Capt. Vernon Demerest | |
| Jean Seberg | ... | Tanya Livingston | |
| Jacqueline Bisset | ... | Gwen Meighen | |
| George Kennedy | ... | Joe Patroni | |
| Helen Hayes | ... | Ada Quonsett | |
| Van Heflin | ... | D. O. Guerrero | |
| Maureen Stapleton | ... | Inez Guerrero | |
| Barry Nelson | ... | Capt. Anson Harris | |
| Dana Wynter | ... | Cindy Bakersfeld | |
| Lloyd Nolan | ... | Harry Standish | |
| Barbara Hale | ... | Sarah Bakersfeld Demerest | |
| Gary Collins | ... | Cy Jordan | |
| John Findlater | ... | Peter Coakley | |
| Jessie Royce Landis | ... | Mrs. Harriet DuBarry Mossman |
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Runtime:
137 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.20 : 1 more
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4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints) |
70 mm 6-Track (Westrex Recording System) (70 mm prints) |
Mono (35 mm optical prints)
Certification:
Singapore:PG |
France:U |
Canada:PG (Ontario) |
West Germany:16 (f) |
USA:G (Certificate #22114) |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:PG |
Finland:K-8 |
Iceland:L |
Norway:12 |
Sweden:11 |
UK:PG
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Final film of Thomas Browne Henry.
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Revealing mistakes: Early in the movie when Mel Bakersfield enters his office; an attendant is using a vacuum. The vacuum bag is not inflated and could not be operating.
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Mel Bakersfeld:
They're having a conference now to decide what to do. But I need somebody who knows. A genius. Like Patroni.
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Referenced in The Executives' Wives (1971)
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I recently watched "Airport" on TCM. It was the first time I had seen it in its original widescreen format since it came out in 1970. I was surprised at how well it has held up with the passage of time. Although there have been disaster movies from the beginning of cinema in the late 19th century and one that dealt specifically with an airplane in danger ("The High and the Mighty"), this was the film that launched the modern disaster craze that produced "The Towering Inferno," "The Poseidon Adventure," and countless others including "The Day After Tomorrow." The hilarious spoof "Airplane" which poked fun at the clichés and pretentiousness of the films did much to discredit the genre until recently.
"Airport" was based on the popular best seller by Arthur Hailey. Although over two hours long, the movie moves and the viewer never gets bored. The stellar cast does an exceptional job with a standout performance by the legendary Helen Hayes. The ending is both happy and sad. So it does not cop out on several key themes of the story. Many of the roles, such as George Kennedy's Joe Patroni, are played lightly and this adds zest to the performances. When the script begins to get syrupy a new element of emergency is thrown in to pick it up and go.
Forget all the cliché-ridden disaster flicks you have seen since "Airport." You will be entertained and not feel cheated when the closing credits appear.