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.
Airport (1970 Movie) Media
Ron Howard (right) with Tom Hanks (left) and the production crew during filming at the KSC in December 1994
Apollo 13 Command Module prop from the film.
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