The movie model broke apart and cartwheeled, killing Mantz and seriously injuring stuntman Bobby Rose. Though the film was not a financial success, it was well-received by critics, who praised Aldrich’s direction and the performances of its cast. The flying sequences were flown by famous racing/stunt/movie pilot and collector of warplanes Paul Mantz, co-owner of Tallmantz Aviation, filling in for his partner Frank Tallman, who had injured his leg. When a band of Arabs camp nearby, Harris and Renaud leave to make contact while the others (and the aircraft) remain hidden. He promises to not do it again but demands everyone work equally hard from then on. It stars an ensemble cast, with James Stewart, Richard Attenborough, Peter Finch, Hardy Krüger, Ernest Borgnine, Ian Bannen, Ronald Fraser, Christian Marquand, Dan Duryea and George Kennedy. "A Viewer's Guide to Aviation Movies". Dorfmann, caught exceeding his water ration, justifies it, saying he has been the only one working continuously. There are also several oil workers, including Trucker Cobb, a foreman suffering from mental fatigue; Ratbags Crow, a cocky Scot; Carlos and his pet monkey; and Gabriel. The C-82 has twin booms extending rearwards from each engine and connected by the horizontal stabilizer. It would be wrong not to say that Hardy Kruger almost steals the whole shebang, and Finch plays well out of character. The Flight of the Phoenix is a 1965 American survival drama film produced and directed by Robert Aldrich, based on the 1964 novel of the same name by English author Elleston Trevor. Hoodwink - New Ways 2 B Evil4. His parents are mostly absent while they are on great adventures all over the world. The Tallmantz Phoenix P-1 was an FAA-certified one-off aircraft built for the 1965 film production The Flight of the Phoenix and used in the picture's initial aerial sequences. Though the film's almost 2 1/2 hours long, it doesn't seem like it. The Flight of the Phoenix was later remade with a 2004 film, Flight of the Phoenix. The flying sequences were all filmed at Pilot Knob Mesa near Winterhaven, located in California's Imperial Valley, on the western fringes of Yuma, Arizona. Moran struggles to maintain the peace. I enjoyed this film. MOVIE: 5 STARS, DVD: 4 STARS. Ian Bannen as a wise cracking Scot, and Ronnie Fraser as a grumpy bolshie army sergeant. "Flight of the Phoenix" is the ninth episode of the second season of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series. The DVD presentation is decent enough, but this movie's in desperate need of a full-blown hi-def Blu-ray rescue for R1 players. Just look at what Nintendo did to Wii owners.) However, William Riker and G… The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. "[7], Aldrich says the film previewed well and everyone thought it was going to be a big hit but "it never took off" commercially. Filming using the O-47A was completed in October/November 1965. He finally makes it there. The radio is unusable, and the survivors are too far off course to be found by searchers. The Phoenix is completed but untested. Facing a brutal environment, dwindling resources, and an attack by desert smugglers, they realize their only hope is doing the impossible... building a new plane from the wreckage of the old one. Standish christens the nearly-completed aircraft, "Phoenix", after the mythical bird that is reborn from its own ashes. I liked the tension between the two volatile leads, Jimmy Stewart, the pilot and Hardy Kruger, a passenger who also happens to be an airplane designer. :-(" Pros: "Quick boarding" Cons: "One of the flight attendants got a nose bleed at the gate and the lack of universal precautions in cleaning and caring for the blood spilled was appalling. Why? The men will ride atop the wings. This could be proved by the fact that Hollywood stunt pilot Paul Mantz was killed flying the "original" "Phoenix", which was actually made from the pieces of an old C-82 Boxcar transport airplane. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Although largely taking place in a single location, DeVol musically captures the location, the inner and outer drama of the characters, and seeming hopelessness of their situation. [4] The story follows a small group of men struggling to survive their aircraft's emergency landing in the Sahara desert. The museum provides local school groups an opportunity to learn more about the … If you're in the mood for a mindless, entertaining film, then this one is the one that you should watch. Hardwick, Jack and Ed Schnepf. Christian Marquand scores in an underplayed role as a doctor, and of course Stewart and Attenborough are just right. Considering the film is 2 hrs and 10 mins long director Aldrich keeps the pace and suspense going and I wasn't bored at all. The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) - Western Movies. Robert Aldrich's Flight of the Phoenix is a near flawless classic action thriller that boasts a tremendous cast of phenomenal talent. Jimmy Stewart leads a great cast who battle the elements (and themselves) to survive - against all odds. The final production used a mix of footage that included the O-47A, the "cobbled-together" Phoenix and Phoenix P-1. Harris and Towns refuse to allow the mentally unstable Cobb go along, but Cobb defiantly follows anyway and later dies of exposure in the desert. Remade in 2004 (more about that later), The Flight of the Phoenix sets off to a flying start (another Vonnegut rule? The first four startup attempts are unsuccessful. The story revolves around the plight of Captain Frank Towns (Dennis Quaid), a pilot whose C-119 cargo plane full of oil workers could not withstand the violent winds of a desert sandstorm. Based on a novel by Elleston Trevor, director John Moore's The Flight of the Phoenix is a remake of a 1965 film of the same name starring film icon James Stewart. James Stewart stars as the captain of a plane that has crashed in the desert and must be fixed on the double before all crew members die. Below, more of my impressions, with some limited SPOILERS. (Tyrese Gibson) are unable to keep their cargo plane in the air when a violent sandstorm strikes. The men pull the Phoenix to a nearby hilltop, then climb onto the wings. Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2019. (Kino Lorber or Olive Films... where are you???) It aired originally on the Sci Fi Channel on September 16, 2005. The story follows a small group of men struggling to survive their aircraft's emergency landing in the Sahara desert. Beardy Weardy - Lunch Out3. Harris and Sgt. The film is a remake of the 1965 film of the same name, both based on the 1964 novel The Flight of the Phoenix, by Elleston Trevor, about a group of people who survive an aircraft crash in the Gobi Desert and must build a new aircraft out of the old one to escape. 107 likes. Flight of the Phoenix is a 2004 remake of the 1965 Jimmy Stewart film The Flight of the Phoenix.In the remake, a group of oil workers who crash land in the middle of the Gobi desert decide the only way for them to get out is by fashioning a new plane out of the airplane wreckage. Read Full Synopsis Cast + Crew Previous Cast Members More Cast Members. Select the department you want to search in.