Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

SnoReptilePlenty Memorable, crazy movie

Protraph Lack of good storyline.

MusicChat It's complicated... I really like the directing, acting and writing but, there are issues with the way it's shot that I just can't deny. As much as I love the storytelling and the fantastic performance but, there are also certain scenes that didn't need to exist.

albertoveronese 'The' Flight of the Phoenix (1965) by director Robert Aldrich. A film that should be shown to every child ready for first day of school. This masterpiece shows both the beautiful and horrifying side of human existence - It is a insightful journey of emotions, panic, hope, guilt, vitality, tragedy. A journey to that what life can be. I won't say much about the greatness of this film, no word could possibly do it justice - but, if you are here because you saw the 2004's "push-button" idiotic remake, then you should compare the two pictures... We might make better airplanes today but when it comes to films forget it - we are yet to find something that comes close to the outstanding performances from famous and respected actors. Time was when the audience could take real joy and pride, going to movies - film used to be fun, it really was. Robert Aldrich's The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) show us the obvious non-intelligence and limitations of human conditions. Today, more than ever, it takes quite ingenuity and will to reach civilization...

Adam Peters (78%) A true fight for survival classic with a super strong cast including the great Richard Attenborough, and a harsh real sense of the arid, and very deadly setting. The life and death politics dealing with those in charge and those that are not in an ever worsening situation is handled very well as the truth behind each character eventually rises to the surface for all to see. Overall it's a tad over long, and the pacing is a little slack, but the story is a great old yarn style fight for life, and the fine use of score with Connie Francis almost haunting the soundtrack makes for a must-watch recommendation for all ages from me.

Neil Welch A small passenger plane crashes in the desert. As it was off course, the likelihood of search parties finding it is remote. The mixed bag of survivors don't get on but, eventually, they work together to cannibalise the crashed plane into something which, according to the model plane designer among them, will be able to fly them to safety.This film has two strong motors driving it (which is one more than the Phoenix!). The characters are all strongly drawn, with characters which conflict - there is great drama within and among them, with James Stewart (playing somewhat against type) and Richard Attenborough standing out. Then there is the drama of their predicament and their fight for survival. All of this is played out against the eye-catching desert background (with Yuma standing in for the Sahara).This film entertains and holds the attention, with a seat-gripping and (literally) uplifting finale. Recommended.

David Conrad A plane crashes in the desert, and the only obvious possibilities of survival are to wait for rescue or to walk to civilization. The survivors know that neither option is likely to succeed, but their ability to agree with one another ends there. Whether you like the movie may depend partly on whether you agree with its "Lord of the Flies"-like premise that, outside of the constraints and comforts of polite society, humans are more likely to conflict with one another than to cooperate. In this film the cooperators, chiefly Richard Attenborough's alcoholic co-pilot and Christian Marquand's worldly doctor, are sympathetic characters whom I wished to see survive the ordeal. I hoped other characters would survive only on the condition that they first became more relatable. Perhaps being stranded in the desert is indeed a more soluble dilemma than the problem of being surrounded by detestable, combative people.