Mayday at 40,000 Feet (1977)

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Mayday at 40,000 Feet on IMDb 5.5/10 210 votes

Released:
1977-04-29

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.

Director:
Robert Butler

Runtime:
1h 33min

Genre:
Drama, Action, TV Movie

  • Cast:
  • 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