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The Crash of Flight 401

1978 · 95 min

A tense, somber procedural that recreates a real disaster with documentary-like detail and emotional weight.

Directed by
Barry Shear
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Tagline
The nerve-shattering experience of a lifetime. More astonishing because it actually happened.
Overview
True story recounting the crash of Eastern Airlines, Flight 401, which crashed in the Everglades while on approach to Miami in December 1972. Accurate in many respects, the movie goes through the events leading up to the crash, the crash itself, and the rescue effort afterwards.

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Directed by
Barry Shear
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • death
  • guilt
  • justice
  • trauma
Places
  • wilderness
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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