The Crowded Sky

A taut, old-fashioned disaster melodrama that crosscuts doomed flights with tangled personal lives, building steady dread toward an inevitable mid-air reckoning.

Directed by

Joseph Pevney

Genres

Action, Drama, Romance

Starring

Dana Andrews, Rhonda Fleming, Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Tagline

The most fascinating people the gods of chance ever swept up into high adventure!

Overview

When Navy pilot Dale Heath takes off, he doesn't expect his navigational equipment to fail and must adapt when it goes out along with his radio. Heading straight for a commercial jet piloted by Dick Barnett, whose plane is full of passengers, Heath can't tell which way to turn in order to avoid a catastrophe.

How it feels

Tense, melancholic, earnest and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Survival, guilt, betrayal, love

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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