The Concorde ... Airport '79
At Twice The Speed Of Sound, Can The Concorde Escape Disaster?
( Adventure / Drama / Thriller )

MPAA Rating: US Runtime: 123 min Premiere Date: 17 Aug 1979   [USA]

Cast:

Alain Delon as Capt. Paul Metrand Susan Blakely as Maggie Whelan Robert Wagner as Dr. Kevin Harrison Sylvia Kristel as Isabelle Eddie Albert as Eli Sands Bibi Andersson as Francine Charo (I) as Margarita John Davidson as Robert Palmer Andrea Marcovicci as Alicia Rogov Martha Raye as Loretta Cicely Tyson as Elaine Jimmie Walker as Boisie David Warner as Peter O'Neill Mercedes McCambridge as Nelli Avery Schreiber as Coach Markov Sybil Danning as Amy Nicolas Coster as Dr. Stone Robin Gammell as William Halpern Ed Begley Jr. as Rescuer #1 Jon Cedar as Froelich Sheila DeWindt as Young girl Pierre Jalbert as Henri Kathleen Maguire as Mary Parker Macon McCalman as Carl Parker Stacy Heather Tolkin as Irina Selma Archerd as Passenger Brian Cutler as Rescue Worker Michèle Lesser as Carla Conrad E. Palmisano as Cooper Gus Rethwisch as Gregori   Dick McGarvin as Newscaster George Sawaya as Girard Leonora Wolpe as Ground Hostess David Matthau as Technician #1 Frank Parker as Technician #2 Mario Machado as Reporter #1 Hettie Lynne Hurtes as Reporter #2 Gabrielle Rossillon as Reporter #3 Aharon Ipalé as French Reporter Isobel Estorick as Stewardess #1 Laurie Hagen as Stewardess #2 James R. Parkes as Stewart #1 James Leigh as Stewart #2 Jean Turlier as Robelle Jean-Philippe Ancelle as French Security Guard #1 Uta Taeger as French Security Guard #2 Robert Kerman as Dulles Controller Doug Christenson as Ski Patrol Leader Bob Courts as American Olympic Athlete Margolyn Curtis as American Olympic Athlete Glenn-Michael Jones as American Olympic Athlete Ken Medlock as American Olympic Athlete Patti Pivaar as American Olympic Athlete Dwan Smith as American Olympic Athlete Alex Rodine as Russian Olympic Team Coach Anna Rodzianko as Russian Olympic Athlete Daryl Lynn Wood as Russian Olympic Athlete Victoria Woodbeck as Russian Olympic Athlete Rick Sawaya as Russian Olympic Athelete (uncredited) Patrick Gorman as TV Announcer (uncredited)

Special Effects:

Universal Hartland ..... photographic effects

Filming Locations:

Alta, Utah, USA Biltmore Hotel - 506 S. Grand Ave., Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA Le Bourget, Seine-Saint-Denis, France Washington Dulles International Airport - 45020 Aviation Drive, Sterling, Virginia, USA   [airport]

Tech Info: Color Info: Color (Technicolor) Cinematographic Process: Spherical Laboratory: Technicolor Sound Mix: Mono Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1 Film Negative Format: 35 mm Printed Film Format: 35 mm

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