Airport (1970)

Director:

George Seaton
(más)

Writers:

Arthur Hailey (novel) and
George Seaton (written by)

Release Date:

5 marzo 1970 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Frase comercial:

The #1 novel of the year - now a motion picture!

Plot:

Melodrama about a bomber on board an airplane, an airport almost closed by snow, and various personal problems of the people involved.

Plot Keywords:

Pregnant | Terminal | Workaholic | Transcontinental Flight | Stoleaway

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 5 wins & 17 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

This movie Is a classic.

Cast

Burt Lancaster	...	Mel Bakersfeld
Dean Martin	...	Capt. Vernon Demerest
Jean Seberg	...	Tanya Livingston
Jacqueline Bisset	...	Gwen Meighen
George Kennedy	...	Joe Patroni
Helen Hayes	...	Ada Quonsett
Van Heflin	...	D. O. Guerrero
Maureen Stapleton	...	Inez Guerrero
Barry Nelson	...	Capt. Anson Harris
Dana Wynter	...	Cindy Bakersfeld
Lloyd Nolan	...	Harry Standish
Barbara Hale	...	Sarah Bakersfeld Demerest
Gary Collins	...	Cy Jordan
John Findlater	...	Peter Coakley
Jessie Royce Landis	...	Mrs. Harriet DuBarry Mossman
Larry Gates	...	Commissioner Ackerman
Peter Turgeon	...	Marcus Rathbone
Whit Bissell	...	Mr. Davidson
Virginia Grey	...	Mrs. Schultz
Eileen Wesson	...	Judy Barton
Paul Picerni	...	Dr. Compagno
Robert Patten	...	Capt. Benson
Clark Howat	...	Bert Weatherby
Lew Brown	...	Reynolds
Ilana Dowding	...	Roberta 'Robbie' Bakersfeld
Lisa Gerritsen	...	Libby Bakersfeld (as Lisa Gerritson)
James Nolan	...	Father Steven Lonigan (as Jim Nolan)
Patty Poulsen	...	Joan
Ena Hartman	...	Ruth
Malila Saint Duval	...	Maria
Sharon Harvey	...	Sally
Albert Reed	...	Lt. Ned Ordway
Jodean Lawrence	...	Marie Patroni (as Jodean Russo)
Nancy Ann Nelson	...	Bunnie
Dick Winslow	...	Mr. Schultz
Lou Wagner	...	Schuyler Schultz
Janis Hansen	...	Sister Katherine Grace
Mary Jackson	...	Sister Felice
Shelly Novack	...	Rollings
Chuck Daniel	...	Parks
Charles Brewer	...	Diller
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Fletcher Allen	...	Operations man (uncredited)
Merry Anders	...	(uncredited)
Michael Bell	...	Bus Driver (uncredited)
William Boyett	...	Jack (uncredited)
Cathleen Cordell	...	(uncredited)
Elliott Gould	...	Voice (uncredited)
Sandra Gould	...	Passenger (uncredited)
Joe Gray	...	Passenger (uncredited)
Harry Harvey	...	First passenger told to remove glasses (black frames, thick lenses) (uncredited)
Thomas Browne Henry	...	Passenger who comes out of bathroom behind Guerrero (uncredited)
William Hudson	...	Mr. Donovan, passenger (uncredited)
Walter Woolf King	...	Cindy's father (uncredited)
Damian London	...	Praying father (uncredited)
Marco López	...	Passenger (uncredited)
Celia Lovsky	...	Starboard window passenger in first class (uncredited)
Barbara Morrison	...	Passenger (uncredited)
John Nolan	...	Passenger (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien	...	Waiter at men's club (uncredited)
Quinn K. Redeker	...	Randall (uncredited)
Leoda Richards	...	White-haried lady on Dais (uncredited)
Marion Ross	...	Passenger (uncredited)
Benny Rubin	...	Passenger rubbing his face (uncredited)
Mark Russell	...	Passenger (uncredited)
Michael Stearns	...	Obnoxious Passenger 21-D (uncredited)

Dirigida por
George Seaton
Henry Hathaway		(uncredited) (winter outdoor scenes)

Créditos del guión
Arthur Hailey		novel "Airport" and
George Seaton		written by

Producida por
Ross Hunter	....	producer
Jacques Mapes	....	associate producer

Música original por
Alfred Newman

Fotografía por
Ernest Laszlo		(director of photography)

Montaje por
Stuart Gilmore

Dirección artística
E. Preston Ames
Alexander Golitzen

Decorados
Mickey S. Michaels
Jack D. Moore

Diseño de vestuario por
Edith Head

Departamento de maquillaje
Larry Germain	....	hair stylist
Bud Westmore	....	makeup artist

Dirección de producción
Raymond Gosnell	....	unit production manager

Ayudante de dirección
Donald Roberts	....	assistant director
Harvey S. Laidman	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Larry Clark Bird	....	assistant property master

Departamento de sonido
David H. Moriarty	....	sound
Ronald Pierce	....	sound
Waldon O. Watson	....	sound

Efectos especiales
James B. Gordon	....	special photographic effects
Don Weed	....	special photographic effects (as Don W. Weed)
Linwood G. Dunn	....	special photographic effects (uncredited)
Cecil Love	....	special photographic effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects
Scott Dougherty	....	digital restoration producer: Cinesite (uncredited)
Jerry Pooler	....	digital restoration supervisor (uncredited)
Tiffany Smith	....	digital restoration coordinator: Cinesite (uncredited)

Especialistas
Lightning Bear	....	stunts (uncredited)
Steven Burnett	....	stunts (uncredited)
Nick Cravat	....	stunts (uncredited)
Carol Daniels	....	stunts (uncredited)
Donna Garrett	....	stunts (uncredited)
Joe Gray	....	stunts (uncredited)
Don Nagel	....	stunts (uncredited)
Dean Smith	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bud Walls	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bob Yerkes	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Loyal Griggs	....	second cinematographer
Earl C. Williman	....	rigging gaffer

Music Department
Alfred Newman	....	conductor
Arnold Schwarzwald	....	music editor

Otros miembros del equipo
Lee Danielson	....	technical advisor: Air Traffic Control (as Captain Lee Danielson)
John N. Denend	....	technical advisor
Betty A. Griffin	....	script supervisor (as Betty Abbott)
Robert Werden	....	unit publicist (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (1970) (USA) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures France (UPF) (1970) (France) (theatrical)
• Gaiam (1998) (USA) (VHS)
• GoodTimes Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• GoodTimes Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1973) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Esselte Video (????) (Finland) (video)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (????) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1984) (Finland) (TV)
• Universal Home Video (????) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Finland Oy (2002) (Finland) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures (1970) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Väinän Filmi (1970) (Finland) (theatrical)

Efectos especiales

• Film Effects of Hollywood

También conocida como:

Aeropuerto (Spain) [es]

Duración:

137 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

English | Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sonido:

4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (Westrex Recording System) (70 mm prints) | Mono (35 mm optical prints)

Clasificación:

West Germany:16 (f) | Singapore:PG | France:U | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-8 | Iceland:L | Norway:12 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:G

Filming Locations:

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivialidades:

Final film of Van Heflin.

Goofs:

Factual errors: As the flight is returning, Toronto Center hands them off to Cleveland Center on a frequency of 117.5mhz. That frequency is used for navigational aids, not voice communication.

Quotes:

Capt. Benson: If he tears this plane apart, I hope you've got eight million to pay for it.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Poliziotta a New York, La (1981)

This movie Is a classic.

Is amuses me how easily many here can offer condemnation of this film. If you condemn it by reason that it doesn't capture the viewer in a way that say The Maltese Falcon or Vertigo did then perhaps I can understand.

It seems however that most of the harsh words are coming from the youngsters without much desire to even know what real films were like. I suppose it's not entirely their fault. I mean an action film to them has to involve no less than 55% CGI effects, 25% scantily clad, or outright nude actresses, oh! and more times than not a totally unrealistic plot.

But you see many years back in the early 70s and beyond they didn't have CGI to make up for lacking plots and poor acting. And at that point and time you couldn't really show full nudity so you couldn't rack them into theaters that way either (note the first scene with the lovely Miss. Bissett where she emerges from the shower and barely flashes just the side of her breast. That was probably pretty racy for the time).

So since you can't have any cheap outs like you can today, Gee Whiz! you had to have a real plot and have the ability to act! Lancaster has always been a favorite and he did act very well in this film. Youngsters see the likes of Dean Martin and George Kennedy and don't know what to think because all they've ever known was a Hollywood that produces computer generated fluff. Frankly guys if your idea of an action movie is watching Speed then you need to widen your horizon (no offense to the great Dennis Hopper).

Airport was not as in depth as the book, this is true. Seldom will you find a screenplay to be written with the same depth. Do you know why? Because you can't make the film last for 9 hours!

I know this is more a rebuttal that an outright review of the movie, but it amazes me how some of the CGI junkies have room to talk when it comes to offering their disdain for films with some of the most historic actors in history. This movie is totally entertaining and works well. And the idea some whine because it may not be 'PC' by today's standards is nothing more than extremist liberal drivel. Dino womanizing is apparently an offensive no-no. But today you can show something 50 times as bad and because its more modern and allegedly more acceptable by this standard, no one blinks. Amazing.