Watch Mayday at 40,000 Feet (1977) Official Trailer
A crippled plane. A crazed convict...
6.4 / 10 IMDb April 29, 1977 1h 33m
The co-pilot and engineer of a passenger jet struggle to keep the plane airborne after a marshal onboard, transporting a murderer to prison, has a heart attack and the killer uses his gun to shoot the captain and blow out the hydraulics.
Director
Runtime
1h 33m
Release Date
April 29, 1977
Genre
Drama, Action, TV Movie
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Writers
Producers
Cast
David Janssen
as Capt. Pete Douglass
Don Meredith
as Mike Fuller
Christopher George
as Stan Burkhart
Ray Milland
as Dr. Joseph Mannheim
Lynda Day George
as Cathy Armello
Margaret Blye
as Susan Mackenzie
Marjoe Gortner
as Greco
Broderick Crawford
as Marshal Riese
Tom Drake
as Harry Jensen
Christopher Norris
as Cindy
Hari Rhodes
as Belson
Warren Vanders
as Glen Meyer
Shani Wallis
as Terry Dunlap
Jane Powell
as Kitty Douglass
William Bryant
as Kent
John Pickard
as Wynberg
Steven Marlo
as Controller
James Chandler
as Doctor
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Philip Mansour
as Surgeon
Al Molinaro
as Forenzo
Production Companies
Andrew J. Fenady Productions
Warner Bros. TelevisionAdvertisement
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