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Terror in the Sky (1971)

Terror in the Sky poster
Directed by
Bernard L. Kowalski
Genre
disaster film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 14m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A passenger airplane faces a crisis when the pilots are incapacitated and a man with flying experience must help land the plane. The story follows the stranded passengers and crew as they try to survive the emergency.

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What happens

Terror in the Sky is a 1971 television film remake of 1957's Zero Hour!, which itself was based on the 1956 television play Flight into Danger by Arthur Hailey. The film stars Doug McClure, Lois Nettleton, Roddy McDowall, Leif Erickson, Kenneth Tobey, and Keenan Wynn. Terror in the Sky originally aired on September 17, 1971 on CBS. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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