Crash of Flight 401
Brief Synopsis
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A dramatization of the jetliner crash into the Florida Everglades in December 1972, and the rescue of seventy-three passengers (103 died), made up primarily of recognizable TV personalities plus famed bandleader Artie Shaw in his TV-movie debut. This crash also was the basis for the earlier TV movie
Cast & Crew
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Barry Shear
Director
Adrienne Barbeau
Brooke Bundy
Roxanne Bonilla-giannini
Shirley O'hara
Jerry Douglas
Film Details
Also Known As
Crash
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1978
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A dramatization of the jetliner crash into the Florida Everglades in December 1972, and the rescue of seventy-three passengers (103 died), made up primarily of recognizable TV personalities plus famed bandleader Artie Shaw in his TV-movie debut. This crash also was the basis for the earlier TV movie "The Ghost of Flight 401," which had Ernest Borgnine as its captain.
Director
Barry Shear
Director
Cast
Adrienne Barbeau
Brooke Bundy
Roxanne Bonilla-giannini
Shirley O'hara
Jerry Douglas
Marcy Lafferty
George Maharis
Ed Nelson
Ron Glass
Read Morgan
Richard Yniguez
Lorraine Gary
Donald Barry
Artie Shaw
W. K. Stratton
Maria Elena Cordero
Royal Dano
Brett Halsey
Laraine Stephens
Lane Smith
Joe Silver
Ken Hudson Campbell
Gerald S. O'loughlin
George Murdock
Susan Brown
Christopher Connelly
William Shatner
Narrator
Lurene Tuttle
Ed Call
Joyce Jameson
Marie Melendez
Sharon Gless
Crew
Steve Brown
Screenplay
Rob Elder
Book As Source Material
Sarah Elder
Book As Source Material
Chuck Fries
Executive Producer
Tony Ganz
Associate Producer
Don Lusby
Sound
Eddy Lawrence Manson
Music
Jacques Marquette
Director Of Photography
Alexander A Mayer
Art Director
Edward J. Montagne
Producer
James Pergola
Director Of Photography
Donald S. Sanford
Screenplay
Malcolm Stuart
Executive Producer
Sam E. Waxman
Editor
Film Details
Also Known As
Crash
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1978
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
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Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States October 29, 1978
