The Flight of the Phoenix

A pilot wants a life of ease, flying for drug smugglers and looking the other way until his conscience is tweaked by a woman he has misused. The story unfolds in flashbacks as the pilot battles the storm and recalls his failures, including a love affair with the wife of his best friend.
Richard WidmarkLt. Willard Francis Slattery
Linda DarnellMrs. Aggie Hobson
Veronica LakeDolores Grieves
John RussellLt. F.A. 'Hobbie' Hobson
Gary MerrillCmdr E.T. Kramer
Walter KingsfordR.J. Milne
Raymond GreenleafAdm. William F. Ollenby
Stanley WaxmanFrank
Joe De SantisGregory (as Joseph De Santis)T Tom ColemanBartender (uncredited)
John DavidsonMaitre D' (uncredited)
Ted JordanRadarman (uncredited)Production information and reference links
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