The story describes a small group of men struggling to survive their aircraft's emergency landing in the Sahara Desert, and stars Richard Attenborough, Peter Finch, Hardy Krüger and Ernest Borgnine. The final credit on the screen was, "It should be remembered... that Paul Mantz, a fine man and a brilliant flyer, gave his life in the making of this film..." Directed by (1) Writing credits (2) Cast (16) Produced by (2) Music by (1) Cinematography by (1) Film Editing by (1) Art Direction by (1) Set Decoration by (1) Costume Design by (1) Makeup Department (7) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director (4) The C-82As were from Steward-Davies Inc. at Long Beach, California, while the O-47A came from the Famous racing/stunt/movie pilot and collector of warplanes Although principal photography was completed on August 13, 1965, in order to complete filming, a The final production used a mix of footage that included the O-47A, the "cobbled-together" Phoenix and Phoenix P-1. Audience Reviews for The Flight of the Phoenix Apr 10, 2013 Robert Aldrich's Flight of the Phoenix is a near flawless classic action thriller that boasts a tremendous cast of phenomenal talent. The film stars Dennis Quaid and Giovanni Ribisi. Flight Of The Phoenix is an adaptation of Elleston Trevor's 1964 novel of the same name. Trama. Though the C-119 used in this film is a direct descendant of the C-82 used in the original, the engines of the C-119 were started by power from an APU, not using the Coffman cartridge start system of the original. As Captain Frank Towns and his co-pilot A.J.
Bosley Crowther of Aldrich says the film previewed well and everyone thought it was going to be a big hit but "it never took off" commercially.According to Fox records, the film needed to earn $10,800,000 in rentals to break even and made $4,855,000, meaning it made a loss. $5,019,430 Dorfmann supervises the reconstruction, while Towns remains doubtful. The Flight of the Phoenix (1965 film) The story describes a small group of men struggling to survive their aircraft's emergency landing in the Sahara Desert, and stars Richard Attenborough, Peter Finch, Hardy Krüger and Ernest Borgnine.