The doomsday flight is a 1966 televisionthriller film written by rod serling and directed by william graham. The doomsday flight tv movie 1966 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Leonard rosenman music score from joseph pevneys the. The network shied away as it was thought that it was too detailed and could serve as a textbook for airplane terrorism. Authorities recreate the 1971 qantas bomb hoax with two suitcases full of money. A madman plants a bomb aboard an airliner, and the crew cant find it. The doomsday flight 1966 12 1966 us tv movie, thriller 1h 40m user score.
Unless a ransom is paid, it will explode when the plane descends to land. In december 1966, the madefortelevision movie the doomsday flight aired. The doomsday flight special agent frank thompson 1966 bob hope presents the chrysler theatre harry marcus 1965 1966. A rare peek inside americas doomsday plane pictures cnet. The original series premiered on the cbs network in september 1966 and consisted of 171 onehour episodes running over seven seasons before ending in march 1973. Jack lord aside, the doomsday flight is a very good, tense movie. Thomas william simcox born june 17, 1937 is a former actor, now resident in leona valley, california. Inside the e4b doomsday plane that follows the us president all over the world in case nuclear war breaks out the supersecret e4b nightwatch.
Doomsday preppers explores the lives of otherwise ordinary americans who are preparing for the end of the world as we know it. If the plane landed without the ransom money being paid, the aircraft would explode. Tension is high, and the aircraft is growing low on fuel when they learn that it is an aneroid bomb, which will detonate as the airliner descends. Jack lord in the doomsday flight trailer for the movie 1966 doomsday flight trailer 1966 director. Part 2, sounder is a 1976 american drama film directed by william a. Leonard rosenman music score from joseph pevneys the crowded sky 1960 film editing. One cut between a clock and the radar screen is pretty great. What started with a chance rerun of the film doomsday flight inside a. Unique in their beliefs, motivations, and strategies, preppers will go to whatever lengths they can to make sure they are prepared for any of lifes uncertainties.
A bomb is planted on board an airplane, with an altitudesensitive trigger. The airport films were all made a few years later, though a few air disaster flicks had preceded it as well, such as the high and the mighty and zero hour. Graham, edward asner, howard caine, richard carlson, thriller. Simcox appeared in the episode warner brothers television series code r, which aired on cbs from january 21 to june 10, 1977 as police chief walt robinson. See the full list of the doomsday flight cast and crew including actors, directors. Approved 1h 33min thriller tv movie december 1966. Katherine crawford and bernadette hale in the doomsday flight 1966 the. Pictured is the conference room in the middle deck of. August 5, 1935 is an american actor and martial artist who has worked on more than 200 projects during a span of 60 years.
The doomsday flight premiered on nbc in the united states on december, 1966 and was the most watched madefortv movie to that time, with a nielsen rating of 27. Season 2 s episodes remain strong, although with many of the same themes as episodes in season 1 and in fact a lot of common themes to the whole star trek universe, really, but thats no bad thing. Rod serling filmography the twilight zone wiki fandom. Written by gene roddenberry, based on a story by don ingalls under the pseudonym jud crucis, and directed by marc daniels, it was first broadcast on february 2, 1968. This early madefortv movie only received one nbc network airing as opposed to the usual two. The doomsday plane is an unofficial denomination of a class of aircraft which is used as an airborne command post in an event of nuclear war, disaster or other large scale conflict that threatens key military and government infrastructure there are only a few countries that have designed and manufactured such aircraft, namely the united states and russia. American character actor who became a casting director following an accident, then returned to acting years later. Van johnson, edmond obrien, jack lord, edward asner, howard caine, richard carlson offici. Inside the e4b doomsday 747 plane that shadows the us. Jack lord in the name of the game is kill 1968 duration. It was a case where he was a little too good as a writer. A bomb has been planted in an airline, set to go off when the plane descends to 4,000 ft.
Because of that, youll likely never see this movie unless you find it on video. The mean season 1985 the new kids 1985 spraggue tv movie 1984 tank 1984 sudden impact 1983 princess daisy. The fictional plot concerned an airplane with a bomb aboard. A private little war is the nineteenth episode of the second season of the american science fiction television series star trek. The doomsday flight 1966 where to watch it streaming online. The doomsday flight featuring jack lord and edmond obrien is not currently. Back in 1966, the doomsday flight wasnt quite as familiar and tired a genre film as it would seem today.
Murderers row 1966 the doomsday flight tv movie 1966 the making of a president. Doomsday preppers s01e01 hd quality video dailymotion. The doomsday flight tv movie 1966 the doomsday flight. Saxon is known for his work in westerns and horror films, often playing police officers and detectives. In 1966 he wrote a tv movie called the doomsday flight that was shown on nbc. The doomsday flight alternative synopsis a bomb has been planted in an airline, set to go off when the plane descends to 4,000 ft. Here, we look at the best of the original series, which ran from 196669 saw gene roddenberrys vision brought to life by actors william shatner spock, leonard nimoy spock, deforest kelley bones, nichelle nichols uhura, walter koenig chekov, george takei sulu, and james doohan scotty.
The doomsday flight 1966 passengers of a commercial jet are at the mercy of a madmans edmond obrien bomb set to explode below 5,000 feet. Hanna jolene crandall flight of material witness in a case involving the national security. Tv series 1966 1967 22 episodes how i spent my summer vacation. Watch the lone ranger 1966 season 2, episode 11 flight of the hawk. A rare peek inside americas doomsday plane pictures up next. The doomsday flight 1966 editorial department fame is the name of the game 1966 the jean arthur show. It is the sequel to the 1972 oscarnominated film sounder, which in turn is based on william h. In this madefortv movie, a deadly bomb is concealed aboard a passenger jet in a devious plan to blackmail the airline company. The son of a new york policeman, remsen lived a colorful life before turning to acting. With the bomb threatening to go off any minute, the passengers and. Armstrongs newbery awardwinning novel of the same name. Radnitz returned as screenwriter and producer respectively, neither martin ritt nor any of the cast members from the first film participated in. Watch steven universe season 2 full episodes online cartoons.
The cast includes jack lord, edmond obrien, van johnson, katherine crawford, john saxon, richard carlson and ed asner. The crystal gems are a team of magical beings who are the selfappointed guardians of the universe. A bomb on board an airliner has an altitudesensitive trigger. It will explode when the plane descends through the altitude of. Jack lord in the doomsday flight trailer for the movie. Trailer for the rod serling classic featuring a nice, smoky boeing 720 takeoff. See the full list of the doomsday flight cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Already in the air when notified, the pilot tries to search for the bomb.
This article lists both broadcast order and production order, which often differed considerably. Edmond obrien gives an outstanding performance as the madman. Cnet road trip 20 got a look inside one of the very special planes. The doomsday plague theft interstate transport of stolen property, staph eleven. Halfhuman, halfgem hero steven is the little brother of the group. Graham on allmovie in this madefortv movie, a deadly bomb is. Kirk, the crew of the starship enterprise delves deep into the far reaches of space to explore new worlds and civilizations. The doomsday flight vhs rare rod serling psycho airplane bomber 1966 jack lord. The doomsday planes can operate with the largest crew of any aircraft in the us air force at 112 people, both flight and mission personnel. Preairport flight disaster movie that avoids a lot of the visual cliches.
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