Airport 1975 (1974)

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PG
1h 47min
Action, Drama
18 Oct 1974 (USA)
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A 747 in flight collides with a small plane, and is rendered pilotless. Somehow the control tower must get a pilot aboard so the jet can land.

Director:

Jack Smight

Writers:

Arthur Hailey, Don Ingalls

Stars:

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1 nomination.
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	Charlton Heston	...	Alan Murdock
	Karen Black	...	Nancy Pryor
	George Kennedy	...	Joe Patroni
	Efrem Zimbalist Jr.	...	Captain Stacy
	Susan Clark	...	Helen Patroni
	Helen Reddy	...	Sister Ruth
	Linda Blair	...	Janice Abbott
	Dana Andrews	...	Scott Freeman
	Roy Thinnes	...	Urias
	Sid Caesar	...	Barney
	Myrna Loy	...	Mrs. Devaney
	Ed Nelson	...	Major John Alexander
	Nancy Olson	...	Mrs. Abbott
	Larry Storch	...	Glenn Purcell
	Martha Scott	...	Sister Beatrice
	Jerry Stiller	...	Sam
	Norman Fell	...	Bill
	Conrad Janis	...	Arnie
	Beverly Garland	...	Mrs. Scott Freeman
	Linda Harrison	...	Winnie (as Augusta Summerland)
	Guy Stockwell	...	Colonel Moss
	Erik Estrada	...	Julio
	Kip Niven	...	Lt. Thatcher
	Charles White	...	Fat Man
	Brian Morrison	...	Joseph Patroni, Jr.
	Amy Farrell	...	Amy
	Irene Tsu	...	Carol
	Ken Sansom	...	Gary
	Alan Fudge	...	Danton
	Christopher Norris	...	Bette
	Austin Stoker	...	Air Force Sgt.
	John Lupton	...	Oringer
	Gene Dynarski	...	1st. Friend
	Aldine King	...	Aldine
	Sharon Gless	...	Sharon
	Laurette Spang	...	Arlene
	Gloria Swanson	...	Famous Actress Gloria Swanson
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Mary Margaret Amato	...	Diane - Passenger (uncredited)
	Selma Archerd	...	Frightened Passenger (uncredited)
	Barbara Baldavin	...	Passenger (uncredited)
	Rochelle Balin	...	Passenger (uncredited)
	Ray Ballard	...	Hostile Passenger (uncredited)
	Billy Beck	...	Funeral Director - Passenger (uncredited)
	Marjorie Bennett	...	50th Anniversary Celebrant - Passenger (uncredited)
	Carol Brooks	...	Passenger (uncredited)
	Bunny Burriston	...	Bunny (uncredited)
	David Carlile	...	Fred Fuller - Passenger (uncredited)
	Jolivett Cato	...	Passenger (uncredited)
	Diana Chesney	...	Diana - Passenger (uncredited)
	Ed Connelly	...	Pilot (uncredited)
	Edwin Cook	...	Rock Singer - Passenger (uncredited)
	Natalie Core	...	Fern - Passenger (uncredited)
	Joan Crosby	...	Passenger (uncredited)
	Wade Crosby	...	Andy Birdson - Passenger (uncredited)
	Joyce Cunning	...	Needlepoint Woman Passenger (uncredited)
	Tom Curtis	...	Passenger (uncredited)
	Tusti Devi Dasi	...	Passenger (uncredited)
	Maria Diane	...	Denise - Passenger (uncredited)
	Jim Drum	...	Passenger (uncredited)
	Lou Fant	...	Needlepoint Woman's Husband - Passenger (uncredited)
	Cay Forester	...	Mary Chilcutt - Passenger (uncredited)
	Susan French	...	Violet - Passenger (uncredited)
	John Furlong	...	Mr. Taylor - Passenger (uncredited)
	James W. Gavin	...	Corporate Jet Pilot (uncredited)
	Ted Gehring	...	Mechanic (uncredited)
	Redmond Gleeson	...	Passenger (uncredited)
	Virginia Gregg	...	Lily - Passenger (uncredited)
	Bob Hastings	...	Freeman's Friend at Airport (uncredited)
	Monika Henreid	...	Nini Martin - Passenger (uncredited)
	Pitt Herbert	...	Passenger (uncredited)
	Tad Horino	...	Passenger (uncredited)
	Richard Ianniciello	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Robert Ito	...	Passenger (uncredited)
	Jeanne Joe	...	Passenger (uncredited)
	Sander Johnson	...	Philip - Passenger (uncredited)
	Dulcie Jordan	...	Iris - Passenger (uncredited)
	Fred Karger	...	Passenger (uncredited)
	Fred Karger	...	Passenger (uncredited)
	Norm Keefer	...	Rodger (uncredited)
	Lloyd Kino	...	Passenger (uncredited)
	Gene Krischer	...	Rock Star - Passenger (uncredited)
	Clyde Kusatsu	...	Passenger (uncredited)
	Clay Lacy	...	Pilot (uncredited)
	Tommy Lee	...	Passenger (uncredited)
	Kathleen LeRoy	...	Kathleen (uncredited)
	Terry Lester	...	Mr. Kelly (uncredited)
	Judy Lewis	...	Mrs. Taylor - Passenger (uncredited)
	Paul E. Lewis	...	Married Couple (uncredited)
	Kelly Lockwood	...	Pat - Passenger (uncredited)
	Robert Lussier	...	Harleigh - Passenger (uncredited)
	Lilyan MacBride	...	Pansy - Passenger (uncredited)
	Susan Madigan	...	Newlywed - Passenger (uncredited)
	Randolph 'Prajapati' McKee	...	Hare Krishna Passenger (uncredited)
	J. Edward McKinley	...	Passenger (uncredited)
	Lucille Meredith	...	Rose - Passenger (uncredited)
	Dorothy Meyer	...	Passenger (uncredited)
	James Murdock	...	Rev. Bob Herron - Passenger (uncredited)
	Jody Myler	...	Passenger (uncredited)
	Richard Narita	...	Passenger (uncredited)
	Alice Nunn	...	Passenger with Dog (uncredited)
	Bennett Ohta	...	Passenger (uncredited)
	Win Opie	...	Passenger (uncredited)
	Lara Parker	...	Lara - Stewardess (uncredited)
	Eddie Peterson	...	Passenger (uncredited)
	Frank L. Pine	...	Pilot (uncredited)
	Jim Plunkett	...	Quarterback Jim Plunkett (uncredited)
	Charles Quinlivan	...	Dan Vesper - Passenger (uncredited)
	Araceli Rey	...	Gina's Mother - Passenger (uncredited)
	Gayle Rogers	...	Passenger (uncredited)
	Keith Rogers	...	Passenger (uncredited)
	Sheila Rogers	...	Blossom - Passenger (uncredited)
	David Saber	...	Rock Singer - Passenger (uncredited)
	Bill Saito	...	Passenger (uncredited)
	Christiane Schmidtmer	...	Angie Bell - Passenger (uncredited)
	Charles Seel	...	50th Anniversary Celebrant - Passenger (uncredited)
	Maida Severn	...	Cora - Passenger (uncredited)
	Loretta Slaten	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Carol Snow	...	Joan (uncredited)
	Berlinda Tolbert	...	Passenger (uncredited)
	Paul Tuerpe	...	Newlywed - Passenger (uncredited)
	Glen Vernon	...	Passenger (uncredited)
	Virginia Vincent	...	Gina Arriba - Passenger (uncredited)
	Ray Vitte	...	Bit Role (uncredited)
	Jill Wagner-Porter	...	Jill - Stewardess (uncredited)
	Gene Washington	...	Wide Receiver Gene Washington (uncredited)
	Lee Wax	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Lee Weaver	...	Passenger (uncredited)
	Jeanne Westmore	...	Passenger (uncredited)
	Forrest Wood	...	Passenger (uncredited)
	George Wyner	...	Harry - Passenger That Sees the Oil Leak (uncredited)
	Sally Yarnell	...	Passenger (uncredited)
	Dee Dee Young	...	Wife - Passenger (uncredited)

Directed by

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Jack Smight

Written by

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Arthur Hailey	...	(novel "Airport")

Don Ingalls	...	(written by)

Produced by

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William Frye	...	producer
Jennings Lang	...	executive producer

Music by

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John Cacavas

Cinematography by

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Philip H. Lathrop

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director of photography (as Philip Lathrop)

Editing by

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J. Terry Williams

Editorial Department

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Ronald Krehel

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assistant film editor (uncredited)

Casting By

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William Batliner	...	(uncredited)
Robert J. LaSanka	...	(uncredited)
Don McElwaine	...	(uncredited)

Art Direction by

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George C. Webb

Set Decoration by

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Mickey S. Michaels

Costume Design by

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Edith Head

Makeup Department

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Jack Freeman	...	makeup artist (uncredited)
Connie Nichols	...	hair stylist (uncredited)
Mark Reedall	...	makeup artist (uncredited)
Lorraine Roberson	...	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Lloyd Anderson	...	unit production manager
Ben Bishop	...	unit production manager
Charles Clement	...	post production operations head (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Alan Crosland Jr.	...	first assistant director (as Alan Crosland)
Wayne A. Farlow	...	second assistant director (as Wayne Farlow)
James W. Gavin	...	second unit director (as James Gavin)
Dick Erickson	...	dga trainee (uncredited)
Richard Hashimoto	...	second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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George Akimoto	...	poster artist
Larry Clark Bird	...	property master (uncredited)
William Fannon	...	props (uncredited)
Edward G. Fitzgerald	...	leadman (uncredited)
Gene Johnson	...	assistant art director (uncredited)
Mike Reedy	...	constructor: sheet metal (uncredited)
Erwin Truehertz	...	sign painter (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Roger Heman Jr.	...	sound
Robert L. Hoyt	...	sound
Earl Madery	...	sound
Melvin M. Metcalfe Sr.	...	sound
Roger Sword	...	sound editor
James Troutman	...	sound editor (as Jim Troutman)
Jack Danskin	...	mike man (uncredited)
Dennis C. Salcedo	...	optical sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Ben McMahan	...	special effects
Vernon Archer	...	special effects (uncredited)
Johnny Borgese	...	special effects (uncredited)
Gerald Endler	...	special effects (uncredited)
Whitey McMahon	...	special effects (uncredited)
Bruce Wolke	...	special effects (uncredited)
Paul Wurtzel	...	special effects (uncredited)

Stunts

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Joe Canutt	...	stunt coordinator / stunts (uncredited)
Everett Creach	...	stunts (uncredited)
Howard Curtis	...	stunts (uncredited)
Dick Dial	...	stunts (uncredited)
Kim Kahana	...	stunts (uncredited)
Kitty O'Neil	...	stunts (uncredited)
Bill Saito	...	stunts (uncredited)
Dean Smith	...	stunts (uncredited)
Jerry Summers	...	stunts (uncredited)
Bob Yerkes	...	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Richard C. Kratina	...	photographer: Washington, D.C. (as Richard Kratina)
Rexford L. Metz	...	photographer: second unit (as Rex Metz)
Frank Schulz	...	gaffer
Glenn Adams	...	still photographer (uncredited)
Tony Askins	...	camera assistant (uncredited)
Stormy Boyle	...	second grip (uncredited)
Vance Gage	...	dolly grip (uncredited)
James W. Gavin	...	camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
Gary Graham	...	camera assistant (uncredited)
Bill Johnson	...	camera operator (uncredited)
Wilbur Kinnett	...	gaffer (uncredited)
Carl Manoogian	...	key grip (uncredited)
Lou Ramos	...	best boy (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Karl Brindle	...	extra talent casting (uncredited)
Grady Rape	...	extra talent casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Norma Brown	...	wardrobe: women (uncredited)
Barry Downing	...	wardrobe: men (uncredited)
Joan Joseff	...	costume jeweller (uncredited)
Tina Joseff	...	costume jeweller (uncredited)
Carol Lunsford	...	wardrobe: women (uncredited)
Lorry Richter	...	wardrobe: men (uncredited)

Location Management

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Irving Kramer

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location auditor (uncredited)

Music Department

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John Cacavas	...	conductor (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited)
John Neal	...	music engineer (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio	...	musician: flute (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Betty A. Griffin

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script supervisor (as Betty Abbott Griffin)

Transportation Department

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Frank Khoury	...	transportation captain (uncredited)
Jack Lloyd	...	transportation captain (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Donald McBain	...	technical advisor (as Capt. Donald McBain)
James Wharton	...	assistant to producer
Henri Alexander	...	secretary (uncredited)
Ruth Bruning	...	secretary (uncredited)
Ed Connelly	...	pilot (uncredited)
James W. Gavin	...	pilot (uncredited)
Mary Gee	...	secretary to producer (uncredited)
Eddie Kafafian	...	publicist (uncredited)
Clay Lacy	...	pilot (uncredited)
Frank L. Pine	...	pilot (uncredited)
Judee Roberts	...	secretary (uncredited)
Pearl Smith	...	secretary to director (uncredited)

Crew believed to be complete

Production Companies

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Universal Pictures

Distributors

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Universal Pictures (1974) (United States) (theatrical)
Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1974) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Universal Pictures Corporation of Far East (1974) (Philippines) (theatrical)
Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1974) (Norway) (theatrical)
Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1974) (Brazil) (theatrical)
Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1974) (France) (theatrical)
Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1975) (West Germany) (theatrical)
Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1975) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Sonoro Filme (1975) (Portugal) (theatrical)
National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1976) (United States) (tv) (original airing) (pan/scan)
Canale 5 (1987) (Italy) (tv)
Home Video Hellas (HVH) (1987) (Greece) (VHS)
Telemontecarlo (1992) (Italy) (tv)
MCA/Universal Home Video (United States) (VHS) (pan/scan)
Canal+ (1995) (France) (tv)
France 3 (1997) (France) (tv)
RTL9 (2004) (France) (tv)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2004) (United States) (DVD)
NRJ12 (2007) (France) (tv)
Universal Pictures (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
Elephant Films (2015) (France) (video)
Koch Films (2021) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
GoodTimes Home Video (United States) (DVD)
MCA/Universal Home Video (United States) (laserdisc)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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Cinematique (cosmetics)
The Burbank Studios (music recorded at)
Universal Title (titles and opticals)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	When the pilot of a small aircraft has a heart attack and crashes his plane into the cockpit of a Boeing 747, several members of the flight crew are killed and the pilot is blinded. Miraculously, the 747 stays in the air on auto-pilot with flight attendant Nancy Prior at the controls. Ground controllers, including her boyfriend Alan Murdock, try to teach her the basics but they soon realize they will have to get a trained pilot into the cockpit. Their first attempt fails and Murdock realizes he will have to do it. Meanwhile, various passengers have their own problems including a young girl who is destined to a life saving operation. Written by garykmcd Plot Summary Plot Synopsis
Plot Keywords	hare-krishna repeat-sequel fire-truck kiss engineer See All (187) »
Taglines	Something hit us... The crew is dead... Help us, please, please help us! See more »
Genres	Action Drama Thriller
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Australia:PG Australia:NRC Brazil:14 Canada:PG (Ontario) Finland:K-16 France:Tous publics Iceland:L India:U Japan:PG-12 (video rating) Netherlands:12 (orginal rating) New Zealand:PG Norway:15 (TV rating) Norway:16 Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) Singapore:PG South Africa:PG (video rating) Sweden:15 United Kingdom:A United Kingdom:PG (video) United States:PG United States:TV-PG (TV Rating) West Germany:16

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Also Known As	Airport '75 (World-wide, English title) 747 en péril (France) Aeropuerto 1975 (Spain) Aeropuerto 1975 (South America, Spanish title) Katastroflarm (Sweden) See more »
Runtime	107 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio	2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Filming Locations	Edwards Air Force Base, California, USA See more »

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Budget

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Shooting overlapped somewhat with the tail end of production on Universal Pictures' Earthquake (1974), forcing Charlton Heston, George Kennedy, cinematographer Philip H. Lathrop, and producer Jennings Lang to juggle their schedules between the two films. This film was released first. See more »
Goofs	When the two passengers look out the right side of the 747, they notice fuel leaking from the wing. However, when it reaches the rear flaps, some of the fuel simply drips vertically down off the rear edge of the wing, indicating no rearward airflow to the underside of the wing, revealing the 747 is motionless. See more »
Movie Connections	Edited into The Stewardess (1975). See more »
Soundtracks	Best Friend See more »
Quotes	Oringer: Is there much damage? Joe Patroni: No, not much, theres just a hole where the pilots usually sit. See more »

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