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Airport 1975
1974 107 min United States of America PG 12+
★5.6
Drama, Thriller, Action
Director: Jack Smight
🎭 Based on
«Airport»
byArthur Hailey
Trailers
Description
When an in-flight collision incapacitates the pilots of an airplane bound for Los Angeles, stewardess Nancy Pryor is forced to take over the controls. From the ground, her boyfriend Alan Murdock, a retired test pilot, tries to talk her through piloting and landing the 747 aircraft. Worse yet, the anxious passengers — among which are a noisy nun and a cranky man — are aggravating the already tense atmosphere.
Budget:
$3M
Worldwide:
$102.99M
Starring
Charlton Heston
Actor
Karen Black
Actor
George Kennedy
Actor
Awards
Golden Globe 1975
— Best Female Debut
Key opinion
Airport 1975 is viewed as a quintessential entry in 1970s disaster cinema that effectively blends technical spectacle with dramatic stakes. While audiences are split on the film's narrative realism and suspense, it is generally acknowledged as an entertaining, albeit flawed, genre exercise.
| Cinematography | The aerial photography and mid-air sequences provide technically impressive and realistic spectacle. | |
| Acting | Karen Black delivers a compelling and resilient performance as the stewardess forced to pilot the aircraft. | |
| Score | The score by John Kakavas creates a consistent and effective atmosphere suitable for the genre. | |
| Screenplay | The narrative structure is subject to debate, as some viewers appreciate the leaner, fast-paced approach compared to the original, while others find the disaster plot convoluted or lacking in genuine suspense. | |
| Theme | The film's technical accuracy is inconsistent, with some viewers finding the depiction of flight physics and depressurization unrealistic despite the production's attempt at grounded drama. |