Mayday at 40,000 Feet! 46 years old

A crippled plane. A crazed convict...

The co-pilot and engineer of a passenger jet struggle to keep the plane airborne after a marshal onboard, transporting a murderer to prison, has a heart attack and the killer uses his gun to shoot the captain and blow out the hydraulics.

Credits

Mayday at 40,000 Feet! Cast

Name Character
Ray Milland He was 69, 79 years old when he died as Dr. Joseph Mannheim
Margaret Blye She was 37, 76 years old when she died as Susan Mackenzie
Lynda Day George She was 31, now 79 years old as Cathy Armello
Broderick Crawford He was 64, 74 years old when he died as Marshal Riese
Christopher George He was 45, 52 years old when he died as Stan Burkhart
John Pickard He was 13, 29 years old when he died as Wynberg
Marjoe Gortner He was 32, now 80 years old as Greco
Philip Baker Hall He was 45, now 92 years old as Reporter
David Janssen He was 45, 48 years old when he died as Captain Pete Douglass
Shani Wallis She was 43, now 90 years old as Terry Dunlap
Jane Powell She was 47, now 94 years old as Kitty Douglass
Don Meredith He was 38, 72 years old when he died as Mike Fuller

Mayday at 40,000 Feet! Crew

Name Department
Andrew J. Fenady as Producer. He was 48 (now 95) years old Production
Andrew J. Fenady as Teleplay. He was 48 (now 95) years old Writing
Robert Butler as Director. He was 48 (now 96) years old Directing
Richard Markowitz as Music. He was 50 (68) years old when He died Sound
William K. Jurgensen as Director of Photography. Camera
Mayday at 40,000 Feet! poster
Mayday at 40,000 Feet! (46 years)

A crippled plane. A crazed convict...

  • Release day: Friday, April 29, 1977
  • Runtime: 93 minutes