True story recounting the crash of Eastern Airlines, Flight 401, which crashed in the Everglades while on approach to Miami in December 1972. Accurate in many respects, the movie goes through the events leading up to the crash, the crash itself, and the rescue effort afterwards.
Cast
William Shatner
Carl Tobias
Adrienne Barbeau
Veronica Daniels
Brooke Bundy
Camille Lawrence
Christopher Connelly
Mike Tagliarino
Lorraine Gary
Emily Mulwray
Ron Glass
Jerry Grant
Sharon Gless
Lesley Fuller
Brett Halsey
Standish
Joyce Jameson
Sophie Cross
George Maharis
Evan Walsh
Ed Nelson
Philip Mulwray
Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Larry Cross
Artie Shaw
Elderly Passenger
Joe Silver
Alvin Jessop
Laraine Stephens
Ginny Duffy
W.K. Stratton
Ray Ordway
Richard Yniguez
Osario
Eddie Albert
Capt. Dunn
Maria Melendez
Cecilia Tagliarino
George Murdock
Claypool
Don 'Red' Barry
Helicopter Pilot
Maria Elena Cordero
Unknown
Lurene Tuttle
Unknown
Shirley O'Hara
Unknown
Roxanna Bonilla-Giannini
Unknown
Susan Brown
Unknown
Ed Call
Unknown
J. Kenneth Campbell
Unknown
Royal Dano
Unknown
Jerry Douglas
Miami Approach Controller
Marcy Lafferty
Unknown
Read Morgan
Unknown
Lane Smith
Unknown
Donna Kei Benz
Unknown
Ralph Brown
Unknown
Frank Buch
Unknown
Walt Davis
Unknown
Roger Hampton
Unknown
Bob Hastings
Unknown
Bill Hindman
Unknown
George Ranito Jordan
Unknown
Orin Kennedy
Unknown
Buddy Lester
Unknown
Robert P. Lieb
Unknown
Frank Logan
Unknown
Dominick Mazzie
Unknown
Julio Medina
Unknown
Susan Mullen
Flight Attendant
Mark Pinter
Stretcher Bearer
Frank Schuller
Watson
Judith Searle
Dr. Claire
C. Lindsay Workman
Dr. Baylor
Leoda Richards
Passenger (uncredited)
Crew
Barry Shear
Director
Steve Brown
Teleplay
Donald S. Sanford
Teleplay
Sarah Elder
Book
Rob Elder
Book
Sam E. Waxman
Editor
Jacques R. Marquette
Director of Photography
Malcolm Stuart
Executive Producer
Charles W. Fries
Executive Producer
Edward Montagne
Producer
Thomas Del Ruth
Camera Operator
Caro Jones
Casting
Maureen Gates
Costume Design
Frank Novak
Costume Design
Arthur Brewer
Special Effects
John Fresco
Music Supervisor
Eddy Lawrence Manson
Music
Mary Ann Good
Set Decoration
Dick Crockett
Stunt Coordinator
James Pergola
Additional Photography
Alexander A. Mayer
Art Direction
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