Airport (1970)
Airport (1970)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Burt Lancaster
Mel Bakersfeld
Dean Martin
Vernon Demerest
George Kennedy
Joe Patroni
Barbara Hale
Sarah Demerest
Jean Seberg
Tanya Livingston
Jacqueline Bisset
Gwen Meighen
Helen Hayes
Ada Quonsett
Jodean Lawrence
Marie Patroni
Van Heflin
D.O. Guerrero
Maureen Stapleton
Inez Guerrero
John Findlater
Peter Coakley
Barry Nelson
Anson Harris
Dana Wynter
Cindy Bakersfeld
George Seaton
Director
Arthur Hailey
Writer
Eileen Wesson
Judy Barton
Ross Hunter
Producer
Robert Patten
Captain Benson
Alfred Newman
Composer
Paul Picerni
Dr. Compagno
Ernest Laszlo
Cinematographer
Ilana Dowding
Robbie Bakersfeld
Lisa Gerritsen
Libby Bakersfeld
Stuart Gilmore
Editor
Clark Howat
Bert Weatherby
Gary Collins
Cy Jordan
Lloyd Nolan
Harry Standish
Jessie Royce Landis
Harriet DuBarry Mossman
Sandra Gould
Millie Miles
Janis Hansen
Katherine Grace
William Boyett
Jack Ingram
James Nolan
Steven Lonigan
Peter Turgeon
Marcus Rathbone
Albert Reed Jr.
Ned Ordway
Dick Winslow
Mr. Schultz
Virginia Grey
Mrs. Schultz
Lou Wagner
Schuyler Schultz
Whit Bissell
Mr. Davidson
Ena Hartman
Ruth
Nancy Ann Nelson
Bunnie
Mary Jackson
Felice
Patty Poulsen
Joan
Malila Saint Duval
Maria
Sharon Harvey
Sally
Shelly Novack
Rollings
Lew Brown
Reynolds
Larry Gates
Ackerman
Chuck Daniel
Parks
Charles Brewer
Diller
Richard Mathews
Controller
Cathleen Cordell
Mrs. Donovan
William H. O'Brien
Waiter at Men's Club
Leoda Richards
Woman on Dais
Ray Ballard
Gilbert Price (uncredited)
Chuck Bowman
New York Dispatcher (uncredited)
Eve Brent
Mrs. David Corman (uncredited)
John Dennis
Cab Driver (uncredited)
John Francis
Maurice David (uncredited)
Harry Harvey
Dr. Avery Smith (uncredited)
Gordon Jump
Man Inspecting Hole in Plane (uncredited)
Eve McVeagh
Mrs. Henry Bron (uncredited)
Pat Priest
Mrs. Jerry Copeland (uncredited)
Don Ross
John (uncredited)
Marion Ross
Joan Myers (uncredited)
Mark Russell
Pfc. Bud Miller (uncredited)
Frank J. Scannell
Ted Fields (uncredited)
Susan Seaforth Hayes
First Class Flight Attendant (uncredited)
Allison McKay
Mrs. Irwin Jansen (uncredited)
John Nolan
Richard Ross (uncredited)
Ron Stokes
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Quinn K. Redeker
John Reindel (uncredited)
E. Preston Ames
Art Direction
Alexander Golitzen
Art Direction
Mickey S. Michaels
Set Decoration
Jack D. Moore
Set Decoration
Edith Head
Costume Design
Jacques Mapes
Associate Producer
Carol Daniels
Stunts
Donna Garrett
Stunt Double
Joe Gray
Stunts
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 25, 1970
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 17m
Content RatingPG
Budget$10,000,000
Box Office$100,489,151
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Airport is a 1970 American air disaster–drama film written and directed by George Seaton and starring Burt Lancaster and Dean Martin. Based on Arthur Hailey's 1968 novel, it originated the 1970s disaster film genre. It is also the first of four films in the Airport film series. Produced on a $10 million budget, it earned over $128 million. The supporting cast features Jean Seberg, Jacqueline Bisset, George Kennedy, Helen Hayes, Van Heflin, Maureen Stapleton, Barry Nelson, Lloyd Nolan, Dana Wynter and Barbara Hale.
The film is about an airport manager trying to keep his airport open during a snowstorm, while a suicide bomber plots to blow up a Boeing 707 airliner in flight. It takes place at fictional Lincoln International Airport near Chicago. The film was a commercial success and surpassed Spartacus as Universal Pictures' biggest moneymaker. The movie won Helen Hayes an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as an elderly stowaway and was nominated for nine other Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Cinematography for Ernest Laszlo, and Best Costume Design for designer Edith Head.
With attention paid to the detail of day-to-day airport and airline operations, the plot concerns the response to a paralyzing snowstorm, environmental concerns over noise pollution, and an attempt to blow up an airliner. The film is characterized by personal stories intertwining while decisions are made minute-by-minute by the airport and airline staffs, operations and maintenance crews, flight crews, and Federal Aviation Administration air traffic controllers.
Ernest Laszlo photographed it in 70 mm Todd-AO. It is the last film scored by Alfred Newman and the last film roles of Van Heflin and Jessie Royce Landis. It was also Ross Hunter's last film produced for Universal after a 17-year tenure.