Airport
An airport manager tries to keep his terminals open during a snowstorm, while a suicide bomber plots to blow up a Boeing 707 airliner in flight.
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Chuck Bowman
Richard Van Vleet
George Seaton
Betty A. Griffin
Donald Roberts
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Cast & crew
Dean Martin
Vernon Demerest
William H. O'Brien
Waiter at Men's Club
Marco López
Harold Lopez (uncredited)
Eileen Wesson
Judy Barton
Maureen Stapleton
Inez Guerrero
Leoda Richards
Woman on Dais
James Nolan
Steven Lonigan
Van Heflin
D. O. Guerrero
Jacqueline Bisset
Gwen Meighen
Robert Patten
Captain Benson
Burt Lancaster
Mel Bakersfeld
Frank J. Scannell
Ted Fields (uncredited)
George Kennedy
Joe Patroni
Barry Nelson
Anson Harris
George Seaton
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Lou Wagner
Schuyler Schultz
John Dennis
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Gordon Jump
Man Inspecting Hole in Plane (uncredited)
Allison McKay
Mrs. Irwin Jansen (uncredited)
Dick Winslow
Mr. Schultz
John Findlater
Peter Coakley
Marion Ross
Joan Myers (uncredited)
William Boyett
Jack Ingram
Paul Picerni
Dr. Compagno
Harry Harvey
Dr. Avery Smith (uncredited)
Mark Russell
Pfc. Bud Miller (uncredited)
Barbara Hale
Sarah Demerest
Lew Brown
Reynolds
Betty A. Griffin
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Cathleen Cordell
Mrs. Donovan
Dana Wynter
Cindy Bakersfeld
Mary Jackson
Felice
Eve Brent
Mrs. David Corman (uncredited)
Don Ross
John (uncredited)
Ray Ballard
Gilbert Price (uncredited)
Ron Stokes
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Whit Bissell
Mr. Davidson
Virginia Grey
Mrs. Schultz
Jean Seberg
Tanya Livingston
Jodean Lawrence
Marie Patroni
Helen Hayes
Ada Quonsett
Ilana Dowding
Robbie Bakersfeld
Lisa Gerritsen
Libby Bakersfeld
Clark Howat
Bert Weatherby
Gary Collins
Cy Jordan
Lloyd Nolan
Harry Standish
Jessie Royce Landis
Harriet DuBarry Mossman
Sandra Gould
Millie Miles
Janis Hansen
Katherine Grace
Peter Turgeon
Marcus Rathbone
Albert Reed Jr.
Ned Ordway
Ena Hartman
Ruth
Nancy Ann Nelson
Bunnie
Patty Poulsen
Joan
Malila Saint Duval
Maria
Sharon Harvey
Sally
Shelly Novack
Rollings
Larry Gates
Ackerman
Chuck Daniel
Parks
Charles Brewer
Diller
Richard Mathews
Controller
Chuck Bowman
New York Dispatcher (uncredited)
John Francis
Maurice David (uncredited)
Eve McVeagh
Mrs. Henry Bron (uncredited)
Pat Priest
Mrs. Jerry Copeland (uncredited)
Susan Seaforth Hayes
First Class Flight Attendant (uncredited)
John Nolan
Richard Ross (uncredited)
Quinn K. Redeker
John Reindel (uncredited)
Wilma Francis
Elegant Woman Passenger
Dee Carroll
Florence (uncredited)
Richard Van Vleet
Passenger in Military Uniform (uncredited)
Donald Roberts
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Reviews
Wuchak
_**Quaint, but fairly compelling airport soap opera with a disaster element**_ During a snowstorm at Lincoln International Airport in Chicago, the manager of the airport (Burt Lancaster) works overtime to clear the main runway of a Boeing 707 that’s stuck in the snow while dealing with his failing marriage. Meanwhile the next flight to Rome piloted by his brother-in-law (Dean Martin) has a suspicious person with an attaché case on board (Van Heflin). George Kennedy plays the head mechanic, Jean Seberg a customer relations agent, Jacqueline Bisset a flight attendant and Helen Hayes a stowaway. "Airport" (1970) was the movie that kicked-off the disaster craze of the 70s. It’s not great like “The Poseidon Adventure” (1972), but it’s more compelling and less bloated than “The Towering Inferno” (1974). The soap operatic first half paves the way for the disaster-oriented second. It’s intentionally old-fashioned and was a huge hit at the box office. I wasn’t sure about it for the first 20 minutes, but I then found myself involved in the characters and their story, keeping my interest till the end. After disaster films developed a bad rap years later, Lancaster panned “Airport” as the “worst piece of junk ever made,” which is ironic considering it was his most successful movie at the box office BY FAR. The film runs 2 hours, 16 minutes, and was shot at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, Minneapolis, and Universal Studios, Universal City, California. GRADE: B
