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- Release, runtime and language
- 1978 · 95 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Barry Shear
- Starring
- Royal Dano, Lane Smith, Eddie Albert, Ralph Brown, Lurene Tuttle, Joyce Jameson
A harrowing, true‑life account of Eastern Airlines Flight 401, which vanished in the Everglades on approach to Miami in December 1972. The film carefully traces the chain of errors that led to the crash, depicts the accident itself and follows the subsequent rescue and recovery operations, staying faithful to documented events.
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