Airport (1970 movie)
Airport is a 1970 American drama movie. It is based on a novel by Arthur Hailey. It is about an airport almost being closed because of a snow storm while a mad suicide bomber is trying to blow up an airliner in flight.
| Airport | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | George Seaton |
| Produced by | Ross Hunter |
| Written by | Arthur Hailey (novel) George Seaton |
| Starring | Burt Lancaster Dean Martin Jean Seberg Jacqueline Bisset George Kennedy Helen Hayes Van Heflin |
| Music by | Alfred Newman |
| Cinematography | Ernest Laszlo |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date | March 5, 1970 |
Running time | 137 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10,000,000 |
| Box office | $100,489,151 |
Cast
- Burt Lancaster as Mel Bakersfeld, airport manager
- Dean Martin as Captain Vernon Demerest
- Jean Seberg as Tanya Livingston
- Jacqueline Bisset as Gwen Meighen, stewardess
- George Kennedy as Joe Patroni, chief mechanic
- Helen Hayes as Mrs. Ada Quonsett, stowaway
- Van Heflin as D. O. Guerrero, airplane bomber
- Maureen Stapleton as Inez Guerrero, wife of D.O. Guerrero
- Barry Nelson as Captain Anson Harris
- Dana Wynter as Cindy Bakersfeld, wife of Mel Bakersfeld
- Lloyd Nolan as Harry Standish
- Barbara Hale as Sarah Demerest (sister of Mel Bakersfeld, wife of Vern Demerest)
- Gary Collins as Cy Jordan
- Christopher Lloyd as Patron in diner (uncredited)
Awards
- Academy Awards
- Oscar Award - Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Helen Hayes
- Golden Globe Awards (1971)
- Golden Globe Award - Best Supporting Actress: Maureen Stapleton (Tied with Karen Black)
- Laurel Awards (1971)
- Golden Laurel - Best Supporting Female Performance: Helen Hayes
Sequels
Airport has three sequels: Airport 1975, Airport '77, and The Concorde... Airport '79.
