Summary
Airport ’77 is an American thriller film first released in 1977,
directed by Jerry Jameson.
The film is based on a novel by Arthur Hailey and stars Jack Lemmon, Lee Grant, Brenda Vaccaro, Joseph Cotten and Olivia de Havilland.
It has also been released under the title: Airport 1977.
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Credits
- Director: Jerry Jameson
- Script: H.A.L. Craig, Arthur Hailey (novel), Charles Kuenstle, Michael Scheff, David Spector
- Photo: Philip H. Lathrop
- Music: John Cacavas
- Cast: Jack Lemmon (Capt. Don Gallagher), Lee Grant (Karen Wallace), Brenda Vaccaro (Eve Clayton), Joseph Cotten (Nicholas St. Downs III), Olivia de Havilland (Emily Livingston), James Stewart (Philip Stevens), George Kennedy (Joe Patroni), Darren McGavin (Stan Buchek), Christopher Lee (Martin Wallace), Robert Foxworth (Chambers), Robert Hooks (Eddie), Monte Markham (Banker), Kathleen Quinlan (Julie), Gil Gerard (Frank Powers), James Booth (Ralph Crawford), Monica Lewis (Anne), Maidie Norman (Dorothy), Pamela Bellwood (Lisa), Arlene Golonka (Mrs. Jane Stern), Tom Sullivan (Steve), M. Emmet Walsh (Dr. Williams), Michael Richardson (Walker), Michael Pataki (Wilson), George Furth (Gerald Lucas), Richard Venture (Cmdr. Paul Guay), Ross Bickell (Johnson), Peter Fox (Lt. Tommy Norris), Beverly Gill (Stewardess #3), Charles Macaulay (Admiral Herb Corrigan), Tom Rosqui (Hunter), Arthur Adams (Cmdr. Reed), Anthony Battaglia (Benjy), Elizabeth Cheshire (Bonnie Stern), Charlotte Lord (Stewardess #2), Paul Tuerpe (Officer of the Deck), Dar Robinson (Larry), Ted Chapman (Chef), M. James Arnett (Passenger), Ron Burke (Passenger), Chuck Hayward (Passenger), Johana De Winter (Passenger), George Whiteman (Passenger), Jean Coulter (Passenger), Chris Lemmon (Radioman), John Clavin (FAA Supervisor), John Kerry (Lieutenant Commander), Jimmie Ray Weeks (Pilot), William Whitaker (Radioman), Janet Brady (Passenger), Nancy Burnett (Radar Room Controller), Bill Jelliffe (Controller #1), Rickie Sorensen (Controller #2), Peter Greene (Frogman #1), Asa Teeter (Frogman #2), Jack McDermott (Reporter)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 114 min
- Aka: Airport 1977
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Drama / Action / Thriller






