# Airport '77 (1977)

> A hijacked VIP airliner crashes into the Bermuda Triangle, forcing its passengers and rescuers into a tense underwater survival operation.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/3759

## Facts

- Runtime: 114 min
- Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller
- Director: Jerry Jameson
- Cast: Jack Lemmon, Lee Grant, Brenda Vaccaro, Joseph Cotten, Olivia de Havilland, Darren McGavin, Christopher Lee, George Kennedy
- TMDB rating: 5.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075648/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: tense, heightened, suspenseful, classic disaster movie night, aviation thriller marathon

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- [The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)](https://ember.film/movie/5348)
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- [The Delta Force (1986)](https://ember.film/movie/9711)
- [Airport (1970)](https://ember.film/movie/5737)

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