Airport (1970)

Cast

Jacqueline Bisset
as Gwen Meighen
Burt Lancaster
as Mel Bakersfeld
Dean Martin
as Vernon Demerest
George Kennedy
as Patroni

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Genres & Description

Action Drama Thriller

6.6 / 10

This precursor to later "epic" 70's disaster films illustrates 12 hours in the lives of the personnel and passengers at the "Lincoln Airport." Endless problems, professional and personal, are thrown at the various personnel responsible for the safe and proper administration of air traffic, airline management and aviation at a major US airport. Take one severe snowstorm, add multiple schedules gone awry, one elderly Trans Global Airlines stowaway, shortages, an aging, meretricious pilot, unreasonable, peevish spouses, manpower issues, fuel problems, frozen runways and equipment malfunctions and you get just a sample of the obstacles faced by weary, disgruntled personnel and passengers at the Lincoln Airport. Toss in one long-suffering pilot's wife, several stubborn men, office politics and romance and one passenger with a bomb and you have the film "Airport" from 1970.

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Comments on this trailer
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Rob M

Quite a Hollywood blooper when the very first scene of this trailer shows the landing gear of a B-52 bomber being retracted instead of the landing gear of a Boeing 707. - @Wednesday, June 27, 2018 6:33 PM

NETHERTONKNIGHTS

..and don't call my Shirley. - @Saturday, January 27, 2018 3:08 AM

Nick Alkire

I have this on DVD and I watched it....in DTS 5.1!! - @Tuesday, November 14, 2017 1:43 AM

Linda Dies

You Must Remember This-Podcast brought me here. RIP Jean Seberg. - @Friday, July 21, 2017 2:48 AM

Ondrus21

Requesting vector, Victor. Roger. Got clearance, Clarence - @Saturday, January 28, 2017 6:49 PM

vet68

why have they used a B52 for the opening take off shot? - @Monday, December 5, 2016 11:37 AM

classicfilms

The kind of movie where the plot doesn't revolve around any particular actor. This is probably the best out of the Airport movies. - @Saturday, April 30, 2016 9:01 AM

Jeremy BBenthem

2:22 Pimp Slap ! LOL - @Monday, January 25, 2016 2:58 AM

David Harper

My favorite part of this is when the stowaway gets it by the stewardess. - @Thursday, October 15, 2015 12:02 AM

trucking604

Jean Seberg was so such a pretty lady! - @Friday, October 9, 2015 5:10 PM

Buelligan88

This was a huge movie event when it debuted. I recall the theme music to this day. - @Saturday, September 19, 2015 3:18 PM

trucking604

Joe, shut down and hold on! Joe Patroni do you read me?! - @Saturday, January 24, 2015 12:39 AM

fanorama1

One of the first "grown-up" movies I saw in a movie theater. - @Sunday, October 5, 2014 11:44 PM

Koldeman

I can't watch this with a straight face after "Airplane". - @Sunday, March 30, 2014 9:47 PM

George Alexander

Damn you Patroni! - @Friday, March 14, 2014 4:07 AM

The American Crusader

Based on the tragic true story of Continental Airlines Flight 11 - @Wednesday, February 12, 2014 8:59 PM

dma124

One glaring mistake -- Jean Seberg's character, Tanya Livingston, was NOT Mel Bakersfeld's devoted assistant. She was the customer relations agent for the airline involved in both the movie and the book. - @Thursday, January 30, 2014 8:39 PM

darthstarkiller1912

3:20 LMFAO That was SO unexpected! XD - @Tuesday, August 13, 2013 2:56 PM

Mojo Risin

Great movie. Thanks for posting the trailer. - @Saturday, March 23, 2013 7:56 AM

Starchy

can you put a comment - @Friday, February 8, 2013 10:38 AM