Airport 1975

5.7

When an in-flight collision incapacitates the pilots of an airplane bound for Los Angeles, stewardess Nancy Pryor is forced to take over the controls. From the ground, her boyfriend Alan Murdock, a retired test pilot, tries to talk her through piloting and landing the 747 aircraft. Worse yet, the anxious passengers — among which are a noisy nun and a cranky man — are aggravating the already tense atmosphere.

Discover

Charlton Heston

Alan Murdock

Karen Black

Nancy Pryor

George Kennedy

Joe Patroni

Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Captain Stacy

Susan Clark

Helen Patroni

Helen Reddy

Sister Ruth

Linda Blair

Janice Abbott

Dana Andrews

Scott Freeman

Sid Caesar

Barney

Myrna Loy

Mrs. Devaney

Ed Nelson

Major John Alexander

Nancy Olson

Mrs. Abbott

Larry Storch

Glenn Purcell

Martha Scott

Sister Beatrice

Beverly Garland

Mrs. Scott Freeman

Guy Stockwell

Colonel Moss

Kip Niven

Lt. Thatcher

Brian Morrison

Joseph Patroni, Jr.

Irene Tsu

Carol

Alan Fudge

Danton

Austin Stoker

Air Force Sergeant

John Lupton

Oringer

Gene Dynarski

1st. Friend

Aldine King

Aldine

Gloria Swanson

Gloria Swanson

Mary Margaret Amato

Diane (uncredited)

Selma Archerd

Passenger (uncredited)

David Baker

Rev. Bob Herron (uncredited)

Barbara Baldavin

Passenger (uncredited)

Rochelle Balin

Passenger (uncredited)

Ray Ballard

Passenger (uncredited)

Billy Beck

Funeral Director (uncredited)

Marjorie Bennett

50th Anniversary Celebrant (uncredited)

Carol Brooks

Passenger (uncredited)

David Carlile

Fred Fuller (uncredited)

Jolivett Cato

Passenger (uncredited)

Diana Chesney

Diana (uncredited)

Ed Connelly

Pilot (uncredited)

Edwin Cook

Rock Singer (uncredited)

Natalie Core

Fern (uncredited)

Joan Crosby

Passenger (uncredited)

Wade Crosby

Andy Birdson (uncredited)

Joyce Cunning

Needlepoint Woman Passenger (uncredited)

Tom Curtis

Passenger (uncredited)

Maria Diane

Denise (uncredited)

Jim Drum

Passenger (uncredited)

Lou Fant

Needlepoint Woman's Husband (uncredited)

Cay Forester

Mary Chilcutt (uncredited)

Susan French

Violet (uncredited)

John Furlong

Mr. Taylor (uncredited)

James W. Gavin

Corporate Jet Pilot (uncredited)

Ted Gehring

Mechanic (uncredited)

Redmond Gleeson

Passenger (uncredited)

Virginia Gregg

Lily (uncredited)

Bob Hastings

Freeman's Friend at Airport (uncredited)

Monika Henreid

Nini Martin (uncredited)

Pitt Herbert

Passenger (uncredited)

Tad Horino

Passenger (uncredited)

Robert Ito

Passenger (uncredited)

Jeanne Joe

Passenger (uncredited)

Virginia Vincent

Gina Arriba - Passenger (uncredited)

Lloyd Kino

Passenger (uncredited)

Charles Seel

50th Anniversary Celebrant - Passenger (uncredited)

George Wyner

Harry - Passenger That Sees the Oil Leak (uncredited)

Robert Lussier

Harleigh

Art

George C. Webb

Art Direction

Mickey S. Michaels

Set Decoration

Camera

Philip H. Lathrop

Director of Photography

Glenn Adams

Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

Jack Freeman

Makeup Artist

Connie Nichols

Hairstylist

Mark Reedall

Makeup Artist

Lorraine Roberson

Hairstylist

Edith Head

Costume Design

Crew

Johnny Borgese

Special Effects

Ben McMahan

Special Effects

Whitey McMahon

Special Effects

Joe Canutt

Stunt Coordinator

Dick Dial

Stunts

Kim Kahana

Stunts

Dean Smith

Stunts

Bill Saito

Stunts

Bob Yerkes

Stunts

Directing

Jack Smight

Director

Wayne A. Farlow

Second Assistant Director

Alan Crosland, Jr.

First Assistant Director

James W. Gavin

Second Unit Director

Editing

Production

William Frye

Producer

Jennings Lang

Executive Producer

Ben Bishop

Unit Production Manager

Sound

John Cacavas

Original Music Composer

James Troutman

Sound Editor

Writing

Don Ingalls

Writer