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The Ghost of Flight 401 (1978) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1978 · 100 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Steven Hilliard Stern
- Starring
- Kim Basinger, Ernest Borgnine, Tom Clancy, Gary Lockwood, Allan Miller, Tina Chen
After a jet crashes in the Florida Everglades, killing 103 people, the wreckage is cleared and usable components are harvested to repair other planes. Soon, crews and passengers on those aircraft claim to encounter the apparition of the original flight engineer, turning the tragedy into a lingering jet‑age ghost tale.
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