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The Crowded Sky is a american film of genre Drama directed by Joseph Pevney released in USA on 2 september 1960 with Dana Andrews
The Crowded Sky (1960)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 2 september 1960
Length 1h45
Directed by Joseph Pevney
OriginUSA
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Disaster films, American disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Rating57%
The Crowded Sky is a 1960 Technicolor drama film directed by Joseph Pevney, starring Dana Andrews, Rhonda Fleming and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Hank Searls.
The Crowded Sky follows the back stories of the crew and passengers of a US Navy jet and a commercial airliner carrying a full load of passengers during a bout of severe weather. Other issues such as a malfunctioning radio make it nearly impossible to communicate with air traffic control and sets the two aircraft on a collision course.
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A US Navy Lockheed TV-2 jet piloted by Captain Dale Heath (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.), with an enlisted man (Troy Donahue) as a passenger, runs into trouble as soon as it is in the air. Both Heath's radio and his navigation system become disabled, with no way to correctly determine their altitude. At the same time, a Douglas DC-7 airliner piloted by veteran Dick Barnett (Dana Andrews), is carrying a full load of passengers, each with their own worries and problems to deal with.Actors
Dana Andrews
(Dick Barnett)
Rhonda Fleming
(Cheryl 'Charro' Heath)
Efrem Zimbalist II
(Dale Heath)
John Kerr
(Mike Rule)
Anne Francis
(Kitty Foster)
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