The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) | |
Director(s) | Robert Aldrich |
Producer(s) | Robert Aldrich, Walter Blake (associate) |
Top Genres | Adventure, Drama, Film Adaptation |
Top Topics | Aviation, Book-Based |
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The Flight of the Phoenix Overview:
The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) was a Adventure - Drama Film directed by Robert Aldrich and produced by Robert Aldrich and Walter Blake.
Academy Awards 1965 --- Ceremony Number 38 (source: AMPAS)
Award | Recipient | Result |
Best Supporting Actor | Ian Bannen | Nominated |
Best Film Editing | Michael Luciano | Nominated |
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"The Flight of the Phoenix" Soars
By Rick29 on Sep 14, 2013 From Classic Film & TV CafeDirector Robert Aldrich bookends The Flight of the Phoenix with a wild airplane crash and an exhilarating climax. But it’s the drama in-between that makes the film so engrossing: the friction among the survivors, their audacious plan to reach civilization again, and a brilliant plot twist tha... Read full article
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Quotes from
Lew Moran:
Time was you could take real pride, in just getting there, flying used to be fun Lou, it really was.
Frank Towns: He's crazy Lou, he builds toy airplanes.
Standish: Insurance companies move in mysterious ways. Much like God... only far less generous.
Lew Moran: Maybe Frank Towns, who's flown every crate they've ever built and could fly in and out of a tennis court if he had to, maybe that great hell-for-leather trailblazer's nothing more than a back number now. And maybe men like Dorfmann can build machines that can do Frank Towns's job for him, and do it better
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Frank Towns: He's crazy Lou, he builds toy airplanes.
Standish: Insurance companies move in mysterious ways. Much like God... only far less generous.
Lew Moran: Maybe Frank Towns, who's flown every crate they've ever built and could fly in and out of a tennis court if he had to, maybe that great hell-for-leather trailblazer's nothing more than a back number now. And maybe men like Dorfmann can build machines that can do Frank Towns's job for him, and do it better
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Facts about
Dummies on the wings were found to blank the control surfaces, so silhouettes of the wing-passengers were used instead.
Director Robert Aldrich's son (William Aldrich) and son-in-law (Peter Bravos) are the first two casualties in the film, killed by falling cargo during the opening credits as the disabled plane is descending for its crash-landing.
The Tallmantz Phoenix P-1 was designed by Otto Timm and built by Tallmantz Aviation Inc. for the film. It had the following characteristics:
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Director Robert Aldrich's son (William Aldrich) and son-in-law (Peter Bravos) are the first two casualties in the film, killed by falling cargo during the opening credits as the disabled plane is descending for its crash-landing.
The Tallmantz Phoenix P-1 was designed by Otto Timm and built by Tallmantz Aviation Inc. for the film. It had the following characteristics:
- Length: 45'
- Wingspan: 42'
- Engine: a like-new Pratt & Whitney R-1340 nine cylinder radial engine of 650 hp, taken from a T-6, as were the wheels and various other parts.
- Wings: wing panels taken from a T-11 (civilian conversion of an AT-11 which is a Beechcraft 18 type )
- The apparent wing, tail, and undercarriage wire bracing was made out of clothesline, and was intentionally made to look flimsy.
- The fuselage and empennage were all hand-built from scratch - plywood over a wood frame.
- The cockpit was shallow and makeshift. The pilot sat down. Another person stood behind the pilot and was strapped to a stringer.
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