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The Crash of Flight 401

The nerve-shattering experience of a lifetime. More astonishing because it actually happened.
Oct 29, 1978 · 1h 35m
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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.

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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
Directed by Barry Shear

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
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Revenue
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Production
Charles Fries Productions, ABC
Country
US
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