# The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)

> After a cargo plane crashes in the Sahara, its divided survivors gamble everything on rebuilding an aircraft from the wreckage.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5348

## Facts

- Runtime: 142 min
- Genres: Adventure, Drama
- Director: Robert Aldrich
- Cast: James Stewart, Richard Attenborough, Peter Finch, Hardy Krüger, Ernest Borgnine, Ian Bannen, Ronald Fraser, Christian Marquand
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059183/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: tense, sun-bleached, claustrophobic, classic movie night, survival film marathon

## Synopsis

Survival against the odds in the unforgiving Sahara desert.

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