Acting
Doris Day's genuine terror — she fought for this dark role.
Direction
Stone's real plane footage adds documentary-level dread.
Cinematography
Carmel coast becomes a beautiful prison.
Director
Andrew L. Stone
Doris Day
Julie Benton
Louis Jourdan
Lyle Benton
Barry Sullivan
Cliff Henderson
Frank Lovejoy
Det. Lt. Pringle
Jack Kelly
Jack (co-pilot)
Ann Robinson
Valerie
Barney Phillips
Doctor on Flight 36
Jack Kruschen
Det. Mace
John Gallaudet
Det. Sgt. Cole
Carleton Young
Airport control tower official
Hank Patterson
Ellis
Ed Hinton
Captain of Flight 36
Aline Towne
Denise Martin
Eddie Marr
Airline Official
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Doris Day insisted on learning to fly for the climactic sequence, performing many stunts herself.
Director Andrew Stone pioneered using real locations and non-actors to heighten realism in studio-era thrillers.
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