Lord of the Flies with adults, a crashed plane, and 1970s TV drama energy—what could go wrong?
The captain of a downed airliner must help his crew and passengers survive on a deserted jungle island in the midst of a power struggle - an adult version of "Lord of the Flies."
Practical Effects
Jungle sets that scream 'we built this in a week'
Acting
Lloyd Bridges playing serious against Ralph Meeker's simmering menace
Director
Leonard Horn
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot as a TV movie-of-the-week during the golden age of airborne disaster obsession—Airport hit theaters the same year.
Leonard Horn directed this between episodes of Star Trek and Mannix; the jungle set was recycled from a Tarzan production.
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