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Airport '77

1977 · 114 min

A claustrophobic, waterlogged countdown that trades spectacle for slow dread as the air runs out.

Directed by
Jerry Jameson
Genres
Action, Drama, Thriller
Tagline
Flight 23 has crashed in the Bermuda Triangle... passengers still alive, trapped underwater...
Overview
Flight 23 has crashed in the Bermuda Triangle after a hijacking gone wrong. Now the surviving passengers must brave panic, slow leaks, oxygen depletion, and more while attempting a daring plan, all while 200 feet underwater.

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Directed by
Jerry Jameson
Genres
Action, Drama, Thriller
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • family
  • greed
  • betrayal
  • redemption
Places
  • sea
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Airport Collection

  1. AirportMovie · 1970
  2. Airport 1975Movie · 1974
  3. Airport '77Movie · 1977 This title
  4. The Concorde... Airport '79Movie · 1979

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Genres
action, drama, thriller
Directed by
Jerry Jameson
Written by
David Spector, Michael Scheff
Starring
Jack Lemmon, Lee Grant, Brenda Vaccaro, Joseph Cotten, Olivia de Havilland, Darren McGavin, Christopher Lee, George Kennedy
Music
John Cacavas
Cinematography
Philip H. Lathrop
Runtime
114 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Hungarian

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