

A crazed Vietnam vet bomber hijacks a Boeing 707 and demands to be taken to Russia.
Acting
James Brolin's unhinged hijacker steals from Heston's stalwart pilot.
Practical Effects
Real Boeing 707 sets and sweaty practical panic—no CGI safety net.

Director
John Guillermin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot partially on a real grounded 707 with working lavatories—actors actually got airborne nausea. Method suffering before method acting was cool.
Released during the peak of airplane hijacking epidemic (1968-1972 had 130+ US hijackings), making this exploitation cinema that accidentally documented genuine public terror.