Lame plane-disaster movie that was originally intended as a television series pilot but later expanded to feature length and released in theaters. Egan stars as the brave pilot of a jumbo jet that is blown off course and forced to crash-land in the dense jungles of South America. All the
passengers survive save one, a lawman escorting dangerous killer Lamas to the executioner (Lamas killed him in the excitement). Although the plane was carrying over a hundred passengers, only a handful are seen on-screen (the standard set of stereotypical disaster-film characters). Baker is a
famous singer, Guardino a has-been comedian, Adams a disturbed schoolteacher, and Graves a...
Released:
1967
Rated:
NR
Length:
94 mins