Mayday at 40, 000 Feet!
Released: April 29, 1977Runtime: 93 min
The co-pilot and engineer of a passenger jet struggle to keep the plane airborne after a marshal onboard, transporting a murderer to prison, has a heart attack and the killer uses his gun to shoot the captain and blow out the hydraulics.
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David Janssen
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Don Meredith
as Mike Fuller
Christopher George
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Ray Milland
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Lynda Day George
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Margaret Blye
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Marjoe Gortner
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Broderick Crawford
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Tom Drake
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Christopher Norris
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