Airport
An airport manager fights to keep the runways operational through a crippling snowstorm, even as a hidden suicide bomber plots to blow up a Boeing 707 mid‑flight, forcing him to race against time to save countless lives.
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Synopsis
An airport manager works to maintain open terminals during a severe snowstorm, while a suicide bomber plans to detonate a Boeing 707 airliner mid-flight.
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Edited by Stuart GilmoreShot by Ernest LaszloScored by Alfred Newman
Box Office
1970 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 10× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$100.5M
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- Airport '70en
- Aeropuertoes
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Cast & Crew
74 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Burt Lancaster
as Mel Bakersfeld
Dean Martin
as Vernon Demerest
Dana Wynter
as Cindy Bakersfeld
George Kennedy
as Joe Patroni
Jean Seberg
as Tanya Livingston
Barbara Hale
as Sarah Demerest
Jacqueline Bisset
as Gwen Meighen
Helen Hayes
as Ada Quonsett
Van Heflin
as D.O. Guerrero
Maureen Stapleton
as Inez Guerrero
Jodean Lawrence
as Marie Patroni
Barry Nelson
as Anson Harris
Supporting cast
56John Findlater
as Peter Coakley
Eileen Wesson
as Judy Barton
Robert Patten
as Captain Benson
Paul Picerni
as Dr. Compagno
Ilana Dowding
as Robbie Bakersfeld
Lisa Gerritsen
as Libby Bakersfeld
Clark Howat
as Bert Weatherby
Gary Collins
as Cy Jordan
Lloyd Nolan
as Harry Standish
Jessie Royce Landis
as Harriet DuBarry Mossman
Sandra Gould
as Millie Miles
Janis Hansen
as Katherine Grace
William Boyett
as Jack Ingram
James Nolan
as Steven Lonigan
Peter Turgeon
as Marcus Rathbone
Albert Reed Jr
as Ned Ordway
Dick Winslow
as Mr. Schultz
Virginia Grey
as Mrs. Schultz
Lou Wagner
as Schuyler Schultz
Whit Bissell
as Mr. Davidson
Ena Hartman
as Ruth
Nancy Ann Nelson
as Bunnie
Mary Jackson
as Felice
Patty Poulsen
as Joan
Malila Saint Duval
as Maria
Sharon Harvey
as Sally
Shelly Novack
as Rollings
Larry Gates
as Ackerman
Chuck Daniel
as Parks
Charles Brewer
as Diller
Richard Mathews
as Controller
Cathleen Cordell
as Mrs. Donovan
William H O Brien
as Waiter at Men's Club
Leoda Richards
as Woman on Dais
Ray Ballard
as Gilbert Price (uncredited)
Chuck Bowman
as New York Dispatcher (uncredited)
Eve Brent
as Mrs. David Corman (uncredited)
John Dennis
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
John Francis
as Maurice David (uncredited)
Harry Harvey
as Dr. Avery Smith (uncredited)
Gordon Jump
as Man Inspecting Hole in Plane (uncredited)
Eve Mcveagh
as Mrs. Henry Bron (uncredited)
Pat Priest
as Mrs. Jerry Copeland (uncredited)
Don Ross
as John (uncredited)
Marion Ross
as Joan Myers (uncredited)
Mark Russell
as Pfc. Bud Miller (uncredited)
Frank J Scannell
as Ted Fields (uncredited)
Susan Seaforth Hayes
as First Class Flight Attendant (uncredited)
Allison Mckay
as Mrs. Irwin Jansen (uncredited)
John Nolan
as Richard Ross (uncredited)
Ron Stokes
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Quinn K Redeker
as John Reindel (uncredited)
Wilma Francis
as Elegant Woman Passenger
Marco Lopez
as Harold Lopez (uncredited)
Dee Carroll
as Florence (uncredited)
Richard Van Vleet
as Passenger in Military Uniform (uncredited)
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