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
Charlton Heston
Capt. Henry 'Hank' O'Hara
Yvette Mimieux
Angela Thacher
James Brolin
Jerome K. Weber
Claude Akins
Sgt. Ben Puzo
Jeanne Crain
Mrs. Clara Shaw
Susan Dey
Elly Brewster
Rosey Grier
Gary Brown
Mariette Hartley
Harriet Stevens
Walter Pidgeon
Sen. Arne Lindner
Ken Swofford
John Bimonte
Leslie Uggams
Lovejoy Wells
Ross Elliott
Harold Shaw
Nicholas Hammond
Peter Lindner
Mike Henry
Sam Allen
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.
US
