New on Blu-ray: THE FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX (1965) - Criterion Collection

Product Description: James Stewart leads an unbeatable ensemble cast in Robert Aldrich’s disaster epic about desperate men struggling to survive after a plane crash in the Sahara A downed airplane is a motley group of men’s only protection from the relentless desert sun, in this psychologically charged disaster epic, one of the all-time great survival movies.

James Stewart is the veteran pilot whose Benghazi-bound plane—carrying passengers played by an unshaven ensemble of screen icons including Richard Attenborough, Ernest Borgnine, Ian Bannen, Dan Duryea, Peter Finch, and George Kennedy—crash-lands in the remote Sahara. As tensions simmer among the survivors, they find themselves forced to trust a coldly logical engineer (Hardy Krüger) whose plan to get them out may just be crazy enough to work—or could kill them all.

Directed with characteristic punch by Hollywood iconoclast Robert Aldrich, The Flight of the Phoenix balances adventure with human drama as it conducts a surprising and complex examination of authority, honor, and camaraderie among desperate men.

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Director: Robert Aldrich

Starring: James Stewart, Richard Attenborough, Peter Finch, Hardy Krüger, Ernest Borgnine, Ian Bannen

Genre: Adventure, Drama

Runtime: 142 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: English

Studio: Criterion

Home Video Release Date: March 22, 2022

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Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Region: Region A/1

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2K RESTORATION OF THE FILM, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
New conversation between filmmaker Walter Hill and film scholar Alain Silver
New interview with biographer Donald Dewey on actor James Stewart and his service as a bomber pilot
Trailer
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
An essay by filmmaker and critic Gina Telaroli