An Eastern European tourist unexpectedly finds himself stranded in JFK airport, and must take up temporary residence there.
Acting
Hanks' invented language and physical comedy are masterclass.
Production
Full airport built from scratch—no location shooting.
Direction
Spielberg finds magic in fluorescent lighting.
Director
Steven Spielberg
Tom Hanks
Viktor Navorski
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Amelia Warren
Stanley Tucci
Frank Dixon
Chi McBride
Mulroy
Diego Luna
Enrique Cruz
Barry Shabaka Henley
Thurman
Kumar Pallana
Gupta Rajan
Zoe Saldaña
Torres
Eddie Jones
Salchak
Jude Ciccolella
Karl Iverson
Corey Reynolds
Waylin
Guillermo Díaz
Bobby Alima
Rini Bell
Nadia
Stephen Mendel
First Class Steward
Valery Nikolaev
Milodragovich
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Viktor's fictional Krakozhia language was created by a linguistics professor and has actual grammatical rules.
The real Mehran Karimi Nasseri lived in Charles de Gaulle for 18 years and allegedly hated this film's existence.
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