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Airport

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Airport
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G,2hrs 17min
Genres:
Action,Drama
Released:
March 5, 1970
Director:
George Seaton
Distributor:
Universal Pictures
Starring:
Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, Jean Seberg  ...more
Synopsis: Airport had enough plot and enough star power in its cast for three feature films, and it only encompassed about half of the complexity or characters found in Arthur Hailey's best-selling potboiler. Essentially built around 12 harrowing hours at a major Midwestern airport, the film had everything an audience of the period could have wanted -- suspense, romance, drama, and comedy -- all spread across a vast canvas. Mel Bakersfeld (Burt Lancaster) is the manager of Lincoln Airport, facing a night beset ... Full Synopsis
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Michael Betzold, AMG Review
Airport was widely lambasted by critics for its tried-and-true technique of showcasing a raft of Grand Hotel-style big-name box-office stars in a melodramatic thriller; Judith Crist called it "the best film of 1944." But no one could argue with its success or its influence. Director/screenwriter George Seaton displayed a masterful old hand's touch for showcasing stock characters in a soap opera format, ... Full Review
Featured Cast
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Burt Lancaster
Mel Bakersfeld
Dean Martin
Vernon Damerest, Vernon Demerest
Jean Seberg
Tanya Livingston
Jacqueline Bisset
Gwen Meighen
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