"Fly ... and run out of fuel ! Land ... and my bomb explodes !"

1966

1h 40m

6.5(9 votes)

TV Movie

Thriller

Overview

A bomb on board an airliner has an altitude-sensitive trigger. Unless a ransom is paid, it will explode when the plane descends to land.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Jack Lord

Special Agent Frank Thompson

Edmond O'Brien

The Man

Katherine Crawford

Jean

John Saxon

George Ducette

Van Johnson

Capt. Anderson

Tom Simcox

Chipps, Flight Engineer

Michael Sarrazin

Army Corporal

Ed Asner

Feldman

Malachi Throne

Bartender

Robert Pickering

Willoughby

Creative team

Directed by: William A. Graham
Written by: Rod Serling
Produced by: Frank Price

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