"A crippled plane. A crazed convict..." 29 April 1977 Drama, Action, TV Movie 93 mins
The co-pilot and engineer of a passenger jet struggle to keep the plane airborne after a marshal onboard, transporting a murderer to prison, has a heart attack and the killer uses his gun to shoot the captain and blow out the hydraulics.
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David Janssen as Capt. Pete Douglass
Don Meredith as Mike Fuller
Christopher George as Stan Burkhart
Ray Milland as Dr. Joseph Mannheim
Lynda Day George as Cathy Armello
Margaret Blye as Susan Mackenzie
Marjoe Gortner as Greco
Broderick Crawford as Marshal Riese
Tom Drake as Harry Jensen
Christopher Norris as Cindy
Hari Rhodes as Belson
Warren Vanders as Glen Meyer
Shani Wallis as Terry Dunlap
Jane Powell as Kitty Douglass
William Bryant as Kent
John Pickard as Wynberg
Andrew Gilmore Sound
Gae Clark Butler Hairstylist
Brad H. Aronson Assistant Director
Alan Fama Makeup Artist
Mike Frankovich Jr. Unit Production Manager
Bill Catching Stunt Coordinator
Austin Ferguson Novel
Richard Markowitz Original Music Composer
Marvin Paige Casting
Stephen Lodge Wardrobe Coordinator
Tex Rudloff Sound
Donald Harris Music Editor
Robert Butler Director
Austin Ferguson Teleplay
Ira Bates Set Decoration
Dick Nelson Teleplay
Germany 29 April 1977
United States 12 November 1976
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