Release Date: 5/20/2003 Original Release: 1965 Format: DVD Length: 113 minutes Rating:Not Rated Rating Reason: (Reason unavailable) UPC: 024543075455 Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainm
In Robert Aldrich's THE FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX, based on Elleston Trevor's novel, a small plane carrying oil workers and military personnel crashes, stranding a group of survivors in the Sahara Desert. As the lethal heat and grating sand begin to take a toll on the group, the conscientious pilot, Frank Towns (James Stewart), struggles with his inability to lead the party to safety. Hope arises, however, when German aircraft designer Heinrich Dorfman (Hardy Kruger) begins to theorize about rebuilding the wreckage into a single-engine plane capable of lifting the crash victims to safety.
Aldrich (KISS ME DEADLY) opens his film with the pulsating tension (intercut with the opening credits) of Towns trying and cataclysmically failing to pilot his aircraft through a sandstorm, and from there the white-knuckle intensity never lets up. Boasting an intriguing cast--headed up by Stewart with a poignantly ragged-edged, heartfelt portrayal--and a taut story line, THE FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX is a powerful and psychologically penetrating thriller.
DVD Features
Region 1 Keep Case Widescreen - 1.85 Audio: Dolby Digital Surround - English Mono - English, Spanish, French Subtitles - Spanish - Optional Additional Release Material: Featurette: Restoration Comparison Trailers: 1. Theatrical Trailer 2. Spanish Trailer 3. Portuguese Trailer
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