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The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979)

Movie"At twice the speed of sound, can the Concorde evade attack?"
Audience Score
47
PG 2 hr 3 minAug 17th, 1979Drama, Action, ThrillerAirport Collection PosterPart of Airport Collection
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Aviation disaster-prone Joe Patroni must contend with nuclear missiles, the French Air Force and the threat of the plane splitting in two over the Alps.
DirectorDavid Lowell Rich

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:August 17th, 1979
On DVD & Blu-ray:February 10th, 2004 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$14,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$13,015,688 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Universal Pictures, Jennings Lang Productions

Airport Collection

"Airport", based on the best selling novel by Arthur Hailey is an Academy Award nominated disaster film that spawned three sequels: Airport '75, Airport '77, and the campy Airport '79 (The Concorde).