Airport (1970)
| Release Date | 05 March 1970 |
| Budget | $10,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $100,000,000 |
| Tagline | The #1 novel of the year - now a motion picture! |
| Genre | Drama, Thriller, Action |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
| Language | English, Italian |
| Sound Mix | 4-Track Stereo, 70 mm 6-Track, Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Disaster Film, Ensemble Film |
| Mood | Nail-biters |
| Themes | Air Disasters, Forces of Nature |
| Tones | Tense, Ominous, Earnest, Slick, Grim, Menacing |
| Tags | Air Disaster, Airport, Blizzard, Bombing, Disaster, Foil [thwart], Jet, Passenger, Stowaway |
Airport is a 1970 American film based on the 1968 Arthur Hailey novel of the same name. This film, which earned more than $100,000,000 at a time when that was rare, focuses on an airport manager trying to keep his airport open during a snow storm, while a suicidal bomber plots to blow up a Boeing 707 airliner in flight. The story takes place at the fictional Lincoln International Airport near Chicago. The film was written for the screen and directed by George Seaton. Seaton was assisted by Henry Hathaway, and Ernest Laszlo photographed it in 70 mm Todd-AO. The film cost $10 million to produce.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Peter Turgeon
Marcus Rathbone
Eileen Wesson
Judy Barton
Robert Patten
Capt. Benson - Pilot
Lew Brown
Reynolds
Ilana Dowding
Roberta 'Robbie' Bakersfeld
James Nolan
Father Steven Lonigan
Patty Poulsen
Joan - Stewardess
Ena Hartman
Ruth - Stewardess
Malila Saint Duval
Maria - Stewardess
Sharon Harvey
Sally - Stewardess
Jodean Lawrence
Marie Patroni
Nancy Ann Nelson
Bunnie
Dick Winslow
Mr. Schultz
Janis Hansen
Sister Katherine Grace
Mary Jackson
Sister Felice
Shelly Novack
Rollings
Chuck Daniel
Parks
Charles Brewer
Diller
Fletcher Allen
Dispatcher
Ricky Anderson
William Downey - Passenger
Ray Andrade
Pietro Carmona - Passenger
Maria Andre
Mrs. Portola
Nadine Arlyn
Jennifer Barry - Passenger
Ray Ballard
Gilbert Price - Passenger
Larry Barton
Rabbi Leo Bernstein - Passenger
Savannah Bentley
Virginia Lopez - Passenger
Chuck Bowman
New York Dispatcher
William Boyett
Jack Ingram
Chuckie Bradley
Dee Gilroy - Passenger
James Bradley
Jack Stone - Passenger
Robert Brubaker
Dr. Nash
Dee Carroll
Florence
Dort Clark
Dr. Henry Bron - Passenger
Ellen Clark
Anne Gordon - Passenger
Tamar Cooper
Carol Blake - Passenger
Cathleen Cordell
Mrs. William Donovan - Passenger
Susan Curtis
Elizabeth Yorker - Passenger
Carol Daniels
Loretta Manning - Passenger
Hal K. Dawson
Ben Bradley - Passenger
Ed Deemer
Co-Pilot Crowley
Larry Delaney
Frank
John Delgado
Ingram's Assistant - Passenger
John N. Denend
Douglas
John Dennis
Cab Driver
John Eloff
Jack Elliott - Passenger
Reginald Fenderson
Dr. Grant
John Francis
Maurice David - Passenger
Mark Gardner
Richard Kalin - Passenger
Don Gazzaniga
Carlo Di Tomaso - Passenger
Neil Grant
Roger Whitney - Passenger
Joe Gray
Antonio Piace - Passenger
Michael J. Grayson
David Corman - Passenger
Larry Greenfield
Controller #1 - Minneapolis
Warren Hammack
Irwin Jansen - Passenger
Marc Hannibal
Sgt. Edward Washington - Passenger
Harry Harvey
Dr. Avery Smith - First passenger told to remove glasses
Thomas Browne Henry
Professor Charles Ruch - Passenger who comes out of bathroom behind Guerrero
Art Hern
Charlie Kaplan - Passenger
Mary Gail Hobbs
Mrs. Cary Jay - Passenger
Fred Holliday
Chester Jennings - Passenger
Wendy Howard
Mrs. Alan Bramson - Passenger
Jill Jackson
Mrs. Ben Bradley - Passenger
Frank Jamus
Inspector Frank Barrow
Andrew Johnson
Sterling
Bobby Johnson
Red Cap
Dale Johnson
James Mott - Passenger
Judy Jordan
Bea
Robert Knapp
Jack Dunlap - Passenger
Ron Koslow
Mark Harris - Passenger
Damian London
Praying Father
Marco López
Harold Lopez - Passenger
Adrienne Marden
Mrs. Gertrude Cochran - Passenger
Richard Mathews
Controller #2
David Mauro
Mario Vitale - Passenger
Allison McKay
Mrs. Irwin Jansen - Passenger
Eve McVeagh
Mrs. Henry Bron - Passenger
Fredricka Meyers
Zena Van Dann - Passenger
Belle Mitchell
Bertha Kaplan - Passenger
Dallas Mitchell
Danny
Michele Montau
Rosa Di Tomaso - Passenger
Barbara Morrison
Mrs. James Mott - Passenger
Don Nagel
Martin Rose - Passenger
John Nolan
Richard Ross - Passenger
William H. O'Brien
Waiter at men's club
Kathleen O'Malley
Mrs. Chuck Beale - Passenger
Tom Pace
David Norton - Passenger
Jim Parker
Controller #3
Vic Perrin
Crabby Man
Murray Pollack
Wellman
Leoda Richards
White-haried lady on Dais
George R. Robertson
Richard Stout - Passenger
Sondra Rodgers
Margaret Rogers - Passenger
Robert C. Ross
Chuck Beale - Passenger
Michael Rougas
Navigator
Dick Russell
Jerry Copeland - Passenger
Jackie Russell
Holly Barry - Passenger
Mark Russell
PFC Bud Miller - Passenger
Frank J. Scannell
Ted Fields - Passenger
Michael Sevareid
Fowler
Johnny Silver
Franco Spinetti - Passenger
Eric Sinclair
David Knight - Passenger
Mike Steele
Banquet M.C.
Ron Stokes
Taxi Driver
Arlen Stuart
Sally Catalano - Passenger
Leslie Summers
Lynn Mason - Passenger
Towyna Thomas
Mrs. Smith - Passenger
Glenn Thompson
Controller #1
Bee Tompkins
Kate Jameson - Passenger
Richard Van Vleet
PFC Blackburn - Passenger
Dawn Villere
Dawn Williams - Passenger
Bud Walls
Dr. Alan Bramson - Passenger
Rick Warick
Burt Ball - Passenger
Vince Williams
Cleveland Dispatcher
Frederick Worlock
Frederick Williams - Passenger
Director
Writer
Arthur Hailey
Producer
Jacques Mapes
associate producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Ernest Laszlo
Editor
Stuart Gilmore
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Art Director
E. Preston Ames
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Alexander Golitzen
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Set Decorator
Mickey S. Michaels
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Jack D. Moore
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Costume Designer
Makeup Department
Larry Germain
hair stylist
Production Manager
Raymond Gosnell
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Donald Roberts
assistant director
Harvey S. Laidman
assistant director
Art Department
Larry Clark Bird
assistant property master
Sound Department
David H. Moriarty
sound
Ronald Pierce
sound
Waldon O. Watson
sound
Special Effects
James B. Gordon
special photographic effects
Don Weed
special photographic effects
Linwood G. Dunn
special photographic effects
Cecil Love
special photographic effects
Visual Effects
Scott Dougherty
digital restoration producer: Cinesite
Jerry Pooler
digital restoration supervisor
Tiffany Smith
digital restoration coordinator: Cinesite
Stunts
Lightning Bear
stunts
Steven Burnett
stunts
Carol Daniels
stunts
Donna Garrett
stunt double: Jacqueline Bisset
Joe Gray
stunts
Don Nagel
stunts
Dean Smith
stunts
Bud Walls
stunts
Bob Yerkes
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Loyal Griggs
second cinematographer
Earl C. Williman
rigging gaffer
Music Department
Arnold Schwarzwald
music editor
Other Crew
Lee Danielson
technical advisor: Air Traffic Control
John N. Denend
technical advisor
Betty A. Griffin
script supervisor
Robert Werden
unit publicist
Production Company
Universal Pictures
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures France (UPF)
Universal Pictures
Väinän Filmi
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Mainostelevisio (MTV3)
Gaiam
GoodTimes Home Video
,
Universal Home Entertainment
Esselte Video
MCA/Universal Home Video
,
Universal Home Video
Universal Pictures Finland Oy
Special Effects
Film Effects of Hollywood
Miscellaneous
American Optical Company
Todd-AO developed by
Magna Corporation
Todd-AO developed by
Universal Pictures Professional Cosmetics
cosmetics by
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