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The Ghost of Flight 401 (1978)

Jet-age ghost story!

Genre : Drama, Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie

Runtime : 1H 40M

Director : Steven Hilliard Stern

Synopsis

An aircraft crashes in the Florida Everglades, killing 103 passengers. After the wreckage is removed, salvageable parts from the plane are used to repair other aircraft. Soon passengers and crew on those aircraft report seeing what they believe to be the ghost of the wrecked airplane's flight engineer.

Actors

Ernest Borgnine
Ernest Borgnine
Dom Cimoli
Gary Lockwood
Gary Lockwood
Jordan Evanhower
Tina Chen
Tina Chen
Val
Kim Basinger
Kim Basinger
Prissy Frasier
Tom Clancy
Tom Clancy
Dutch
Howard Hesseman
Howard Hesseman
Bert Stockwell
Russell Johnson
Russell Johnson
Loft
Robert F. Lyons
Robert F. Lyons
Bill Bowdish
Allan Miller
Allan Miller
Les Garrick
Alan Oppenheimer
Alan Oppenheimer
Barton
Carol Eve Rossen
Carol Eve Rossen
Maria Cimoli
Eugene Roche
Eugene Roche
Matt Andrews
Beverly Todd
Beverly Todd
Dana
Angela Clarke
Angela Clarke
Mrs. Collura
John Quade
John Quade
Marshall
Mark L. Taylor
Mark L. Taylor
Ron Smith
Byron Morrow
Byron Morrow
Bailey
Lynn Wood
Lynn Wood
Dr. Rosen
Anna Mathias
Anna Mathias
Cindy
Deborah Harmon
Deborah Harmon
Mary Smith
Meeno Peluce
Meeno Peluce
Billy
Ted Hartley
Ted Hartley
Rogers
Gordon Connell
Gordon Connell
Ross
Kerrie Cullen
Kerrie Cullen
Michelle
Margie Gordon
Margie Gordon
Didi
Melissa Francis
Melissa Francis
Kid
Luis Ávalos
Luis Ávalos
Perez
Paul Frees
Paul Frees
Narrator / Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
Bob Harks
Bob Harks
Priest (uncredited)

Crews

Steven Hilliard Stern
Steven Hilliard Stern
Director
Robert M. Young
Robert M. Young
Teleplay
John G. Fuller
John G. Fuller
Novel
Emmet G. Lavery Jr.
Emmet G. Lavery Jr.
Producer
Howard Schwartz
Howard Schwartz
Director of Photography
Harry Keller
Harry Keller
Editor
David Raksin
David Raksin
Original Music Composer
Pat Harris
Pat Harris
Casting
Marsha Kleinman
Marsha Kleinman
Casting
Daniel A. Lomino
Daniel A. Lomino
Art Direction
Steve Van Collins
Steve Van Collins
Set Decoration
Ben Chapman
Ben Chapman
Unit Production Manager

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