The Flight of the Phoenix
Theirs was the triumph - yours, the excitement!
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Country
Production
Budget
$5 355 000
Box office
$0
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Camera operator
Joseph F. Biroc
Composer
Frank De Vol
Artist
Audition
Editing
Michael Luciano
Whole Team (36)
Whole Team (36)
Short description
A cargo aircraft crashes in a sandstorm in the Sahara with less than a dozen men on board. One of the passengers is an airplane designer who comes up with the idea of ripping off the undamaged wing and using it as the basis for a replacement aircraft they need to build before their food and water run out.
What's left behind the scenes
- Taking off the "Phoenix" from the sandy surface was deemed too dangerous (in reality, it took off from solid ground), so it was decided to enlist the services of the legendary stunt pilot Paul Mantz (1903-1965), who was only supposed to touch the landing gear to the surface and then gain altitude, simulating takeoff. During the filming of the second take, the aircraft touched the surface and, due to a broken strut, nosedived and flipped over. The pilot died instantly. All the necessary footage had already been shot during the first take, so the film crew simply rented a vintage aircraft from a museum for the few close-ups that remained to be filmed.
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