Airport 1970  G, 137 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: George Seaton, Henry Hathaway
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, Jean Seberg, Helen Hayes, Jacqueline Bisset, George Kennedy, Van Heflin, Maureen Stapleton, Lloyd Nolan, Dana Wynter, Barry Nelson, Barbara Hale, Gary Collins, Jessie Royce Landis, Whit Bissell
Based on Arthur Haley's novel by the same name, this film is filled with suspense. Lincoln International Airport manager Mel Bakersfeld (Burt Lancaster) struggles to keep the airport open during a VERY snowy night. Making his problems worse is the fact that his wife Cindy (Dana Wynter) announces that she is divorcing him. Now, a plane is stuck on the needed runway when a plane–on which a mad bomber, D.O. Guerrero (Van Heflin), has exploded a bomb–needs to land. Meanwhile, Mel's brother-in-law Vernon Demerest (Dean Martin) challenges the airport while suffering his own problems involving preganat stewardess Gwen Meighen (Jacqueline Bisset). It is a night to remember. Helen Hayes won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role as stowaway passenger Ada Quonsett; nominations included Best Picture and Supporting Actress (Maureen Stapleton) for her role as Inez, the wife of the mad bomber.
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| Oscar: Best Supporting Actress for Helen Hayes |
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| Oscar: Best Actor for Elmer Gantry (1960) |
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| Oscars: Best Actress for The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1932), Best Supporting Actress for Airport (1970) |
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| Oscar: Best Supporting Actor for Cool Hand Luke (1967) |
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| Oscar: Best Supporting Actor for Johnny Eager (1942) |
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| Oscar: Best Supporting Actress for Reds (1981) |
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