The President's Plane Is Missing 50 years old

The countdown is on. The crisis is building. The fate of the country depends on the next 24 hours.

When the President's plane mysteriously disappears with him on board, it is left to the seemingly weak Vice President to try to avert a nuclear exchange with the Chinese.

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The President's Plane Is Missing Cast

Name Character
Rip Torn He was 42, 88 years old when he died as George Oldenburg
Peter Graves He was 47, 83 years old when he died as Mark Jones
Dabney Coleman He was 41, now 92 years old as Sen. Bert Haines
Richard Eastham He was 57, 89 years old when he died as Gen. Colton
Buddy Ebsen He was 65, 95 years old when he died as Vice President Kermit Madigan
Arthur Kennedy He was 59, 75 years old when he died as Gunther Damon
Raymond Massey He was 77, 86 years old when he died as Secretary of State Freeman Sharkey
Joseph Campanella He was 48, 93 years old when he died as Col. Doug Henderson
Mercedes McCambridge She was 55, 85 years old when she died as Hester Madigan
James Wainwright He was 136, 92 years old when he died as Gen. Dunbar
Louise Sorel She was 33, now 83 years old as Joanna Spencer

The President's Plane Is Missing Crew

Name Department
Joe Scully as Casting. He was 47 (80) years old when He died Production
Mark Carliner as Producer. Production
Ernest Kinoy as Writer. He was 48 (89) years old when He died Writing
Gil Mellé as Music. He was 41 (72) years old when He died Sound
Daryl Duke as Director. He was 44 (77) years old when He died Directing
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The President's Plane Is Missing (50 years)

The countdown is on. The crisis is building. The fate of the country depends on the next 24 hours.

  • Release day: Tuesday, October 23, 1973
  • Runtime: 97 minutes