The Flight of the Phoenix
1965 · 142 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 23,064 VOTES · DIR. Robert Aldrich
Overview
A cargo aircraft crashes in a sandstorm in the Sahara with less than a dozen men on board. One of the passengers is an airplane designer who comes up with the idea of ripping off the undamaged wing and using it as the basis for a replacement aircraft they need to build before their food and water run out.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,285 lines
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00:00:23 [PlANE ENGINE ROARING ]
00:05:18 . . .but they sure don't Iive the way we did.
00:11:59 Dr. Renaud!
00:18:08 WeII, there's stiII some morphine Ieft. WouIdn't that be better?
00:21:53 He did say something about it, Frank. It's my fauIt. I shouId have. . . .
00:26:57 Give that to the boy for a IittIe whiIe.
00:31:39 -He's entitIed to try. -He's not entitIed to kiII himseIf.
00:34:49 You're right, Mr. Towns, but you're taIking about right-handed civiIians.
00:39:05 -I'm going with him. Isn't that right? -I'm afraid not, oId chap.
00:43:37 Maybe one day I find a present for you too.
00:49:36 . . .the question is entireIy academic. Don't you think so, Mr. Moran?
00:55:00 Are you suggesting we string peopIe on top of that wing. . .
00:57:59 . . .the oId veteran fIyer routine, Mr. Dorfmann.
01:02:18 CROW: My hand's tough enough.
01:08:54 CROW: Oh, lord, I'm tired.
01:17:36 Damn! How much is gone?
01:21:18 . . .weII, that's your-- That's fine!
01:28:33 Don't worry, Mr. Towns.
01:33:35 -But we have to find out. -This time I'II go with you.
01:37:43 I doubt it aII the time.
01:46:21 But you've got to understand. He need--
01:53:03 Yes, I think it's 23.
01:58:28 MORAN: Oh, weII, one other thing.
02:04:21 No!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,285
Dialogue density9.0 lines / min
First line00:00:23
Final line02:04:21
Production Record
DirectorRobert Aldrich
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5,355,000
IMDb votes23,064