Today’s movie in action-adventure film with a scene that
happens on March 17. I hope you will enjoy this movie and watch it tonight.
FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX
On March 17, 1965 [00:23 to
19:26] a C-82 cargo plane carrying passengers and cargo from Jaghbub to
Benghazi in Libya runs into a sandstorm and is forced to crash land in the
Sahara desert. The pilot is Frank
Townes, who flies by the seat of his pants while his co-pilot Lew Moran is an
alcoholic. Two men are killed in the crash and passenger Gabriel’s leg is
severely injured. They have no working radio and only enough water for about 15
days. After five days with no rescue Captain Harris, a British Army officer
propose that he and Sergeant Watson try to walk out to get help. Townes and
Moran try to dissuade him and Watson fakes an injury to avoid going. Carlos,
another passenger volunteers to accompany Harris. When Heinrich Dorfmann says they can build a new plane out of the
wreckage and fly it out, Townes tells him he is crazy. Trucker Cobb, a foreman
who is being sent back with Dr. Renaud because he is suffering from complete
mental exhaustion wants to accompany Harris and Carlos, and has to be
restrained. Later Cobb sneaks off. Townes tracks Cobb and finds him dead in the
desert. Townes reluctantly agrees to Dorfmann ‘s plan to cannibalize the plane
and use the parts to build a new one when Dr. Renaud says it will keep up
morale and he learns Dorfmann is an aircraft designer. They move a section of
wing over the top of the plane and connect it to the boom on the other side.
Capain Harris returns, barely alive. Sgt. Watson sees Harris, but ignores him.
Fortunately someone else notices him and he is placed in a cot in the hull of
the plane. Gabriel who was injured manages to commit suicide. There is an
argument when it is discovered that Dorfmann had been taking extra water, since
according to him he had been working harder than the rest, but promises not to
do so again. When a group of Arab raiders camp near the wreckage, Captain
Harris wants to approach them, but Sgt. Watson refuses a direct order to
accompany him. Since he speaks Arabic Dr. Renaud accompanies him, but the
raiders kill both before they depart. Sergeant Watson hallucinates about an
Arab dancing girl he once knew. Townes and Dorfmann argue about whether to test
start the engine. Dorfmann fears this would create unnecessary strain, while
Townes wants to be sure the engine will start. Townes eventually gives way and
agrees Dorfmann is “in authority”. Townes and Moran are disturbed when they
learn Dorfmann only designs model planes and don’t tell the others. Just as
they run our of water the plane, which they have named “The Phoenix”, after the
mythical bird, is completed. There a few tense moments in starting the engine
before they pull the plane to a level sand field. Townes is able to get the
plane in the air and fly it to the nearest oasis where they make a successful
landing and reconnect with civilization. .
An exciting film. Good character
development makes us care about these people. Has an all male cast, except for
an hallucination.
Date given in film at 18:41 by Townes and at 19:20 in log
book
Producer - Robert Aldrich
Director - Robert Aldrich
Awards – This movie was nominated for the Best Supporting
Actor(Bannen) and Best Film Editing at the 38th Academy Awards.
Screenplay - Lukas Heller
Runtime – 2 hours 22 minutes
Released – December 15, 1965
Starring -
James Stewart as Capt. Frank Towns
Hardy Krüger as Heinrich Dorfmann
Richard Attenborough as Lew Moran
Peter Finch as Capt. Harris
Ernest Borgnine as Trucker Cobb
Ian Bannen as "Ratbags" Crow
Ronald Fraser as Sgt. Watson
Christian Marquand as Dr. Renaud
Dan Duryea as Standish
George Kennedy as Mike Bellamy
Gabriele Tinti as Gabriel
Alex Montoya as Carlos
Peter Bravos as Tasso
Barrie Chase as Farida
Copyright by Ivan Walters
2014. 
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