The Flight of the Phoenix

(1965)

142 minutes

Adventure / Drama / Suspense / Thriller

Directed by Robert Aldrich

Cast:

James Stewart as Captain Frank Towns
Hardy Kruger as Heinrich Dorfmann
Richard Attenborough as Lew Moran
Peter Finch as Captain Harris
Ernest Borgnine as Trucker Cobb
Ian Bannen as 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
William Aldrich as Bill
Barrie Chase as Farida

This film is set in the Sahara desert, where a cargo plane goes down in a sandstorm. Less than twelve men are on board and one of the men is an airplane designer who believes he can build another airplane by using the undamaged wing and other parts. They all must work fast before their food and water run out.