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The Concorde ... Airport '79
At twice the speed of sound, can the Concorde evade attack?
( Action / Drama / Thriller )


The Concorde ... Airport '79 Poster

MPAA Rating:
PG

US Runtime: 123 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Aug 17, 1979   [USA]
 
Director: David Lowell Rich
 
Writers: Jennings Lang   [Story]
Eric Roth   [Screenplay]
 
Producer: Jennings Lang   [Producer]
 
Cinematography: Philip H. Lathrop
 
Edited by: Dorothy Spencer
 
Music Composed by Lalo Schifrin
 
Production Design: Henry Bumstead
 
Costume Design: Burton Miller
 
Casting by William Batliner
Robert J. LaSanka
 
Production Companys: Jennings Lang Productions   (US)
Universal Pictures   (US)
 


Plot Summary:

    A supersonic airborne disaster. In order to survive a flight headed for the Moscow Olympics, passengers of the Concorde must endure aerial acrobatics to dodge missiles and survive a device that decompresses the plane.

Cast: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)

Robert Wagner
Kevin Harrison
Susan Blakely
Maggie Whelan
Alain Delon
Paul Metrand
Sylvia Kristel
Isabelle
George Kennedy
Joe Patroni
David Warner
Peter O'Neill
Eddie Albert
Eli Sands
Sybil Danning
Amy Sands
John Davidson
Robert Palmer
Andrea Marcovicci
Alicia Rogov
 
Avery Schreiber
Coach Markov
Stacy Heather Tolkin
Irina Markov
Monica Lewis
Gretchen Carter
Jimmie Walker
Boisie
Bibi Andersson
Francine
Jon Cedar
Froelich
Macon McCalman
Carl Parker
Kathleen Maguire
Mary Parker
Cicely Tyson
Elaine
Nicolas Coster
Dr. Stone
 
 

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Special Effects Department:

Universal Hartland
photographic effects
 
 

Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)

 

Tech Info:

Budget:
$14,000,000
Revenue:
$13,015,688
Color Info:
Color (Technicolor)
Laboratory:
Technicolor
Sound Mix:
Mono
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
Cinematographic Process:
Spherical
Film Negative Format:
35 mm
Printed Film Format:
35 mm

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