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Airport

1970 · 137 min

A slow-building, detail-rich ensemble drama that mixes everyday airport bustle with quiet personal crises and a tense mid-air threat.

Directed by
George Seaton
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Action
Tagline
The #1 novel of the year - now a motion picture!
Overview
An airport manager tries to keep his terminals open during a snowstorm, while a suicide bomber plots to blow up a Boeing 707 airliner in flight.
How it feels
Tense, earnest, melancholic and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Survival, isolation, love, betrayal
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Directed by
George Seaton
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Action
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Airport Collection

  1. AirportMovie · 1970 This title
  2. Airport 1975Movie · 1974
  3. Airport '77Movie · 1977
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller, action
Directed by
George Seaton
Written by
George Seaton
Starring
Burt Lancaster, Dana Wynter, Dean Martin, Barbara Hale, Jean Seberg, Jacqueline Bisset, George Kennedy, Jodean Lawrence
Music
Alfred Newman
Cinematography
Ernest Laszlo
Runtime
137 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Italian, English

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