Airport '77
“Flight 23 has crashed in the Bermuda Triangle... passengers still alive, trapped underwater...”
Flight 23 has crashed in the Bermuda Triangle after a hijacking gone wrong. Now the surviving passengers must brave panic, slow leaks, oxygen depletion, and more while attempting a daring plan, all while 200 feet underwater.
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Part of Airport Collection
4 films
Cast
55 people
Jack Lemmon
Don Gallagher
Known for
The Apartment
Some Like It Hot
Lee Grant
Karen Wallace
Known for
Damien - Omen II
In the Heat of the Night
Brenda Vaccaro
Eve Clayton
Known for
Johnny Bravo
Kubo and the Two Strings
Joseph Cotten
Nicholas St. Downs III
Known for
Citizen Kane
The Third Man
Olivia de Havilland
Emily Livingston
Known for
Gone with the Wind
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Darren McGavin
Stan Buchek
Known for
A Christmas Story
Billy Madison
Christopher Lee
Martin Wallace
Known for
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
George Kennedy
Joe Patroni
Known for
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Cool Hand Luke
James Stewart
Philip Stevens
Known for
Rear Window
Vertigo
Maidie Norman
Dorothy
Known for
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Pamela Bellwood
Lisa
Known for
Dynasty
Cellar Dweller
Anthony Battaglia
Benjy
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The One and Only
Jerry Jameson Director · Michael Scheff Screenplay David Spector Screenplay
Director
Jerry Jameson
Screenplay
Michael Scheff
Screenplay
David Spector
Story
H.A.L. Craig
Story
Charles Kuenstle
Author
Arthur Hailey
Composer
John Cacavas
Cinematographer
Philip H. Lathrop
Editor
J. Terry Williams
Editor
Robert Watts
Production designer
George C. Webb
Costume designer
Edith Head
Costume designer
Burton Miller
Worldwide gross $91M · Budget $6M · United States release March 11, 1977
Box office
Budget
$6,000,000
Worldwide gross
$91,100,000
Gross vs. budget
15.2×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
Jennings Lang Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Airport 3: Airport 1977
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Hungarian
Release dates
United States · March 11, 1977
Theatrical
United States · June 23, 1998
Physical · DVD Release
United States
February 10, 2004 · Physical · DVD Release (Box Set)
Brazil
July 8, 1977 · Theatrical
December 12, 2002 · TV · TV Globo
Denmark
August 27, 1977 · Theatrical
France
August 31, 1977 · Theatrical
Germany
August 10, 1977 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 8, 1977 · Theatrical
Japan
April 23, 1977 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 22, 1977 · Theatrical
December 16, 2002 · TV · SBS 6
April 12, 2007 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
October 28, 1977 · Theatrical
Spain
August 12, 1977 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 7, 1977 · Theatrical
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