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Mayday at 40,000 Feet (1977)

Directed by Robert Butler

Drama | Disaster

Overview

The co-pilot and engineer of a passenger jet struggle to keep the plane airborne after a marshal onboard, transporting a murderer to prison, has a heart attack and the killer uses his gun to shoot the captain and blow out the hydraulics.

Rated NR | Length 93 minutes

Actors

David Janssen | Don Meredith | Christopher George | Ray Milland | Lynda Day George | Margaret Blye | Marjoe Gortner | Broderick Crawford | Tom Drake | Christopher Norris | Hari Rhodes | Warren Vanders | Shani Wallis | Jane Powell | William Bryant | John Pickard | Steven Marlo | James Chandler | Philip Mansour | Al Molinaro | Kathleen Bracken | Bill Catching | Norland Benson | Philip Baker Hall | Buck Young | William Harlow | Alan Foster | Gary McLarty | Ralph Anderson | Bert Williams

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
02/22/2014TVStreamingVideo on Demand2.5 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Straightforward movie of the week. Don Meredith is surprisingly good as a heroic flight engineer.

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