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Mayday at 40,000 Feet

"A crippled plane. A crazed convict..."

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.

Top Cast

  • David Janssen

    David Janssen

    Capt. Pete Douglass

  • Don Meredith

    Don Meredith

    Mike Fuller

  • Christopher George

    Christopher George

    Stan Burkhart

  • Ray Milland

    Ray Milland

    Dr. Joseph Mannheim

  • Lynda Day George

    Lynda Day George

    Cathy Armello

  • Margaret Blye

    Margaret Blye

    Susan Mackenzie

  • Marjoe Gortner

    Marjoe Gortner

    Greco

  • Broderick Crawford

    Broderick Crawford

    Marshal Riese

  • Tom Drake

    Tom Drake

    Harry Jensen

Overview

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.

Rating

6.4 / 10
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