Skyjacked (1972)


Skyjacked
Release Date24 May 1972
Budget$3,000,000
TaglineThe Sky's The Limit For Suspense
GenreAction, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsAlbuquerque, New Mexico, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixStereo
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassAction Thriller
MoodNail-biters
ThemesHijackings, Hostage Situations, Air Disasters
TonesClaustrophobic, Ominous, Tense, Creepy, Forceful
TagsAirplane, Bomb, Hijacker, Hostage, Pilot, Pregnancy, Russia, Senator, Veteran [military]
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Skyjacked is a 1972 disaster film starring Charlton Heston, James Brolin, and Yvette Mimieux. The film is based on the David Harper novel Hijacked.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Charlton Heston
Capt. Henry 'Hank' O'Hara

Yvette Mimieux
Angela Thacher

James Brolin
Jerome K. Weber

Claude Akins
Sgt. Ben Puzo

Jeanne Crain
Mrs. Clara Shaw

Susan Dey
Elly Brewster

Roosevelt Grier
Gary Brown

Mariette Hartley
Harriet Stevens

Walter Pidgeon
Sen. Arne Lindner

Ken Swofford
John Bimonte

Leslie Uggams
Lovejoy Wells

Ross Elliott
Harold Shaw

Nicholas Hammond
Peter Lindner

Mike Henry
Sam Allen

Jayson Kane
William Reading

Toni Clayton
Jane Burke

John Hillerman
Walter Brandt

Kelley Miles
Hazel Martin

Maureen Connell
Mrs. O'Hara

John Fiedler
Robert Grandig

Ed Connelly
First-Class Passenger #1

Forrest Wood
First-Class Passenger #2

Wesley Lau
Stanley Morris

Jenifer Shaw
Cosmetic Salesgirl

Jack Denbo
Thompson

Roy Engel
Pilot

Joe Canutt
Hunter

Grahame Pratt
Branson

Genadii Biegouloff
Russian Leader

Craig Shreeve
Airline Attendant

Lorna Thayer
Weber's Mother

Dan White
Weber's Father

William Martel
General

Director

John Guillermin
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Writer

David Harper

Stanley R. Greenberg

Producer

James C. Pratt
associate producer

Walter Seltzer
producer

Original Music

Perry Botkin Jr.
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Cinematographer

Harry Stradling Jr.

Editor

Robert Swink
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Art Director

Edward C. Carfagno
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Set Decorator

Charles B. Pierce

Costume Designer

Jack Bear
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Makeup Department

Siegfried H. Gelke
makeup artist

Gloria Montemayor
hair stylist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

James W. Gavin
second unit director

Dick Moder
assistant director

Art Department

Carl Beondé
property master

Sound Department

Harry W. Tetrick
sound

Charles M. Wilborn
sound

Tommy Goodwin
foley mixer

Special Effects

Bill Hansard
background projection

Ralph Swartz
special effects

Stunts

Joe Canutt
stunts

Robert Sands
stunt pilot

Camera and Electrical Department

Ralph Gerling
camera operator

Donald M. Morgan
photographer: second unit

Doug Byers
electrician

Music Department

William Saracino
music editor

Other Crew

Ed Connelly
technical advisor

Esther Stephenson
script supervisor

Production Company

MGM-International Dist.
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Walter Seltzer Productions Inc.
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Distributor

MGM-International Dist.

MGM-EMI

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Warner Home Video

Fox-MGM Film

Miscellaneous

Fred Roos and Associates
casting

World Airways
boeing 707 provided by