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Broken Journey (1948)

Broken Journey poster
Directed by
Ken Annakin
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 29m
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Passengers and crew on a flight over the Swiss Alps survive a plane crash on a mountain peak. They must work together to stay alive while waiting for rescue in the cold, isolated wreckage.

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What happens

Broken Journey (also known as Rescue) is a 1948 British drama film directed by Ken Annakin and featuring Phyllis Calvert, James Donald, Margot Grahame, Raymond Huntley and Guy Rolfe. It was written by Robert Westerby. The film centers on passengers and crew who struggle to survive after their airliner crashes on top of a mountain; it is based on a true-life accident in the Swiss Alps. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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