The Crowded Sky

The Crowded Sky

The most fascinating people the gods of chance ever swept up into high adventure!

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Release Date

9/2/1960

Runtime

105 mins

Overview

When Navy pilot Dale Heath takes off, he doesn't expect his navigational equipment to fail and must adapt when it goes out along with his radio. Heading straight for a commercial jet piloted by Dick Barnett, whose plane is full of passengers, Heath can't tell which way to turn in order to avoid a catastrophe.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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A mid-air collision catastrophe looms as two aircraft converge with no way to communicate, building inexorable tension through mechanical failure and human desperation. The film splits focus between the pilots in crisis and the interconnected lives of those aboard, transforming a technical disaster into a human reckoning.

Mood

TenseExhilaratingDread-soaked

Themes

SurvivalObsession

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Propulsive

Look

NaturalisticDocumentary-like

Structure

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Graphic violence

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The Crowded Sky (1960) directed by Joseph Pevney | FirstCinema