| Airport 1975 | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster by George Akimoto[1] | |
| Directed by | Jack Smight |
| Written by | Don Ingalls |
| Based on | Airport by Arthur Hailey |
| Produced by | William Frye |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Philip H. Lathrop |
| Edited by | J. Terry Williams |
| Music by | John Cacavas |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3 million[2] |
| Box office | $103 million |
Airport 1975 (also known as Airport '75) is a 1974 American air disaster film and the first sequel to the successful 1970 film Airport. It was directed by Jack Smight, produced by William Frye, executive produced by Jennings Lang, and written by Don Ingalls.[3] The film stars Charlton Heston, Karen Black, George Kennedy and Gloria Swanson – as a fictionalized version of herself – in her final film role.[4]
The plot concerns the dramatic events aboard an airborne Boeing 747 when a small aircraft crashes into the cockpit, causing the fatalities of the First Officer and Flight Engineer and the blinding of the Captain, leaving no one aboard qualified to take the controls. Airport 1975 was the seventh highest-grossing movie of 1974 at the US and Canada box office.
- ^ "Airport 1975 Movie Poster".
- ^ Box Office Information for Airport 1975." IMDb. Retrieved: September 23, 2012.
- ^ "Airport 1975". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
- ^ Heston 1995, p. 520.