The Flight That Disappeared

The Flight That Disappeared

The Flight That Disappeared

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The Flight That Disappeared

"Jetliner Hijacked!"

1961

1h 12m

5.6(21 votes)

Science Fiction

Thriller

Overview

A cross-country airliner, whose passengers include a nuclear physicist, a rocket expert, and a mathematical genius, is drawn beyond radar range by an unknown, unbreakable force.

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Craig Hill

Craig Hill

Tom Endicott

Paula Raymond

Paula Raymond

Marcia Paxton

Dayton Lummis

Dayton Lummis

Dr. Karl Morris

John Bryant

John Bryant

Hank Norton

Bernadette Hale

Joan Agnew

Nancy Hale

Nancy Hale

Barbara Nielsen

Brad Trumbull

Brad Trumbull

Jack Peters

Jerry James

Ray Hauser

Harvey Stephens

Harvey Stephens

Walter Cooper

Meg Wyllie

Meg Wyllie

Helen Cooper

Creative team

Directed by: Reginald Le Borg
Written by: Orville H. Hampton
Judith Hart
Produced by: Robert E. Kent

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