Mayday at 40,000 Feet
1977 · Movie · NR · 89 min · ★ 6.4
When a Federal Marshal becomes ill on a flight from Salt Lake City to Chicago, his prisoner seizes the Marshal's gun. In the ensuing struggle, the Marshal is killed; the pilot and several passengers are injured; and the plane is dangerously crippled when a bullet punctures the hydraulic system. Now the lives of everybody aboard depend on the untried skill of the plane's copilot to land the damaged airliner.
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Details
- Original title
- Mayday at 40,000 Feet!
- Years
- 1977
- Release date
- 1977-04-29
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 89 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (9 votes)
Themes
- airplane
- disaster
- disaster movie
- air marshal
- convicted murderer
Cast & crew
David Janssen
as Capt. Pete Douglass
Don Meredith
as Mike Fuller
Christopher George
as Stan Burkhart
Ray Milland
as Dr. Joseph Mannheim
Lynda Day George
as Cathy Armello
Margaret Blye
as Susan Mackenzie
Marjoe Gortner
as Greco
Broderick Crawford
as Marshal Riese
Tom Drake
as Harry Jensen
Christopher Norris
as Cindy
Directed by Robert Butler