Flight of the Phoenix
“Out of the ashes, hope will rise.”
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.
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Cast
20 people
Dennis Quaid
Frank Towns
Known for
The Day After Tomorrow
The Parent Trap
Tyrese Gibson
AJ
Known for
2 Fast 2 Furious
Four Brothers
Giovanni Ribisi
Elliott
Known for
Avatar
Lost in Translation
Miranda Otto
Kelly
Known for
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
War of the Worlds
Tony Curran
Rodney
Known for
Your Honor
Underworld: Evolution
Sticky Fingaz
Jeremy
Known for
The Night Of
Blade: The Series
Jacob Vargas
Sammi
Known for
Marvel's Luke Cage
Sons of Anarchy
Hugh Laurie
Ian
Known for
House
The Night Manager
Scott Michael Campbell
Liddle
Known for
Shameless
Brokeback Mountain
Kevork Malikyan
Rady
Known for
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Taken 2
Jared Padalecki
Davis
Known for
Supernatural
Friday the 13th
Paul Ditchfield
Dr. Gerber
Also in
Mountains of the Moon
Operation Delta Force
John Moore Director · Scott Frank Screenplay Edward Burns Screenplay
Worldwide gross $21M · Budget $45M · United States release December 17, 2004
Box office
Budget
$45,000,000
Worldwide gross
$21,009,180
Gross vs. budget
0.5×
Production
Optional Pictures
Production
Davis Entertainment
Production
Aldrich Group
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Mongolian
Release dates
Canada · December 17, 2004
Theatrical
United States · December 17, 2004
Theatrical
Argentina
August 3, 2005 · Physical · Video
Australia
July 21, 2005 · Theatrical
Austria
April 8, 2005 · Theatrical
Bahrain
February 2, 2005 · Theatrical
Belgium
April 20, 2005 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 4, 2005 · Theatrical
March 28, 2005 · Physical · Fox Home mj.gov.br
March 30, 2005 · Theatrical · Fox Film mj.gov.br
China
April 28, 2005 · Theatrical
Croatia
March 3, 2005 · Theatrical
Czechia
February 10, 2005 · Theatrical
Egypt
February 16, 2005 · Theatrical
Estonia
February 4, 2005 · Theatrical
Finland
May 25, 2005 · Physical · DVD
France
May 11, 2005 · Theatrical
Germany
July 7, 2005 · Theatrical
Greece
March 11, 2005 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
January 13, 2005 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 31, 2005 · Theatrical
Iceland
February 11, 2005 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 4, 2005 · Theatrical
Italy
April 29, 2005 · Theatrical
Japan
April 9, 2005 · Theatrical
Kuwait
February 16, 2005 · Theatrical
Mexico
April 15, 2005 · Theatrical
Norway
June 3, 2005 · Theatrical
Panama
March 26, 2005 · Theatrical
Philippines
February 9, 2005 · Theatrical
Poland
February 25, 2005 · Theatrical
Portugal
April 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Romania
December 17, 2010 · Theatrical
Russia
January 27, 2005 · Theatrical
Singapore
February 3, 2005 · Theatrical
Slovakia
November 22, 2009 · TV · JOJ
South Korea
February 4, 2005 · Theatrical
Spain
February 11, 2005 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 4, 2005 · Theatrical
May 25, 2005 · Physical · DVD release
March 23, 2007 · Physical · Blu-ray release
Thailand
June 2, 2005 · Theatrical
Türkiye
March 4, 2005 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
February 16, 2005 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 4, 2005 · Theatrical
June 1, 2005 · Physical
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