Movie
Flight of the Phoenix
Overview
When an oil rig in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia proves unproductive, an aircraft crew are sent to shut the operation down and fly them out. On the flight out over the desert on the way to Beijing, Capt. Frank Towns and co-pilot A.J. are unable to keep their cargo plane, a C-119 Flying Boxcar, in the air when a violent sandstorm strikes. Crash-landing in a remote uncharted part of the desert, the two pilots and their passengers -- a crew of oil workers and a drifter -- must work together to survive by rebuilding the aircraft. Soon, low supplies and a band of merciless smugglers add even greater urgency to their task.
Details
- Release date
- 2004-12-17
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Optional Pictures, Davis Entertainment, Aldrich Group, 20th Century Fox
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Dennis Quaid as Frank Towns
- Tyrese Gibson as AJ
- Giovanni Ribisi as Elliott
- Miranda Otto as Kelly
- Tony Curran as Rodney
- Sticky Fingaz as Jeremy
- Jacob Vargas as Sammi
- Hugh Laurie as Ian
- Scott Michael Campbell as Liddle
- Kevork Malikyan as Rady
- Jared Padalecki as Davis
- Paul Ditchfield as Dr. Gerber
Crew
- John Moore - Director
- Edward Burns - Screenplay
- Scott Frank - Screenplay
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