Airport (1970 movie)

Airport is a 1970 American drama movie. It is based on a novel by Arthur Hailey. It is about an airport almost being closed because of a snow storm while a mad suicide bomber is trying to blow up an airliner in flight.

Cast
 Burt Lancaster as Mel Bakersfeld, airport manager
 Dean Martin as Captain Vernon Demerest
 Jean Seberg as Tanya Livingston
 Jacqueline Bisset as Gwen Meighen, stewardess
 George Kennedy  as Joe Patroni, chief mechanic
 Helen Hayes as Mrs. Ada Quonsett, stowaway
 Van Heflin as D. O. Guerrero, airplane bomber
 Maureen Stapleton as Inez Guerrero, wife of D.O. Guerrero
 Barry Nelson as Captain Anson Harris
 Dana Wynter as Cindy Bakersfeld, wife of Mel Bakersfeld
 Lloyd Nolan as Harry Standish
 Barbara Hale as Sarah Demerest (sister of Mel Bakersfeld, wife of Vern Demerest)
 Gary Collins as Cy Jordan
 Christopher Lloyd as Patron in diner (uncredited)

Awards
Academy Awards
Oscar Award - Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Helen Hayes
Golden Globe Awards (1971)
Golden Globe Award - Best Supporting Actress: Maureen Stapleton (Tied with Karen Black)
Laurel Awards (1971)
Golden Laurel - Best Supporting Female Performance: Helen Hayes

Sequels
Airport has three sequels: Airport 1975, Airport '77, and The Concorde... Airport '79.

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Category:1970 movies
Category:Academy Award winning movies
Category:1970 American drama movies
Category:Disaster movies
Category:1970s English-language movies
Category:Movies based on books
Category:Movies about aviation accidents or incidents
Category:Movies about terrorism
Category:Movies directed by Henry Hathaway
Category:Movies directed by George Seaton
Category:Universal Pictures movies