The Crash of Flight 401

The nerve-shattering experience of a lifetime. More astonishing because it actually happened.

Duration: 95 min

Release date: 1978-10-29

IMDB

True story recounting the crash of Eastern Airlines, Flight 401, which crashed in the Everglades while on approach to Miami in December 1972. Accurate in many respects, the movie goes through the events leading up to the crash, the crash itself, and the rescue effort afterwards.

Drama TV Movie

The Crash of Flight 401

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William Shatner

William Shatner

Adrienne Barbeau

Adrienne Barbeau

as Veronica Daniels

as Camille Lawrence

Christopher Connelly

Christopher Connelly

as Mike Tagliarino

as Emily Mulwray

as Lesley Fuller

as Sophie Cross

as Philip Mulwray

Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Gerald S. O'Loughlin

as Elderly Passenger

as Alvin Jessop

Laraine Stephens

Laraine Stephens

Richard Yniguez

Richard Yniguez

as Cecilia Tagliarino

Don 'Red' Barry

Don 'Red' Barry

as Helicopter Pilot

Maria Elena Cordero

Maria Elena Cordero

Roxanna Bonilla-Giannini

Roxanna Bonilla-Giannini

J. Kenneth Campbell

J. Kenneth Campbell

as Miami Approach Controller

George Ranito Jordan

George Ranito Jordan

Dominick Mazzie

Dominick Mazzie

as Flight Attendant

as Stretcher Bearer

C. Lindsay Workman

C. Lindsay Workman

as Passenger (uncredited)

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Donald S. Sanford

Donald S. Sanford

Charles W. Fries

Charles W. Fries

Executive Producer

Edward Montagne

Edward Montagne

Executive Producer

Eddy Lawrence Manson

Eddy Lawrence Manson

Jacques R. Marquette

Jacques R. Marquette

Director of Photography

Alexander A. Mayer

Alexander A. Mayer

Additional Photography

Stunt Coordinator

Special Effects

Thomas Del Ruth

Thomas Del Ruth

Camera Operator

Music Supervisor

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