The Crash of Flight 401 (1978)

Summary

True story recounting the crash of Eastern Airlines, Flight 401, which crashed in the Everglades while on approach to Miami in December 1972. Accurate in many respects, the movie goes through the events leading up to the crash, the crash itself, and the rescue effort afterwards.

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Cast
Crew

William Shatner

as Carl Tobias
Adrienne Barbeau

as Veronica Daniels
Brooke Bundy

as Camille Lawrence
Christopher Connelly

as Mike Tagliarino
Lorraine Gary

as Emily Mulwray
Ron Glass

as Jerry Grant
Sharon Gless

as Lesley Fuller
Brett Halsey

as Standish
Joyce Jameson

as Sophie Cross
George Maharis

as Evan Walsh
Ed Nelson

as Philip Mulwray
Gerald S. O'Loughlin

as Larry Cross
Artie Shaw

as Elderly Passenger
Joe Silver

as Alvin Jessop
Laraine Stephens

as Ginny Duffy
W.K. Stratton

as Ray Ordway
Richard Yniguez

as Osario
Eddie Albert

as Capt. Dunn
Maria Melendez

as Cecilia Tagliarino
George Murdock

as Claypool
Don Barry

as Helicopter Pilot
Maria Elena Cordero

as
Lurene Tuttle

as
Shirley O'Hara

as
Roxanna Bonilla-Giannini

as
Susan Brown

as
Ed Call

as
J. Kenneth Campbell

as
Royal Dano

as
Jerry Douglas

as Miami Approach Controller
Marcy Lafferty

as
Read Morgan

as
Lane Smith

as
Donna Kei Benz

as
Ralph Brown

as
Frank Buch

as
Walt Davis

as
Roger Hampton

as
Bob Hastings

as
Bill Hindman

as
George Ranito Jordan

as
Orin Kennedy

as
Buddy Lester

as
Robert P. Lieb

as
Frank Logan

as
Dominick Mazzie

as
Julio Medina

as
Susan Mullen

as Flight Attendant
Mark Pinter

as Stretcher Bearer
Frank Schuller

as Watson
Judith Searle

as Dr. Claire
C. Lindsay Workman

as Dr. Baylor
Leoda Richards

as Passenger (uncredited)

Directing	Barry Shear	Director
Writing	Rob Elder	Book
Writing	Sarah Elder	Book
Writing	Donald S. Sanford	Teleplay
Writing	Steve Brown	Teleplay
Production	Charles W. Fries	Executive Producer
Production	Edward Montagne	Producer
Production	Malcolm Stuart	Executive Producer
Sound	Eddy Lawrence Manson	Music
Camera	Jacques R. Marquette	Director of Photography
Editing	Sam E. Waxman	Editor
Art	Alexander A. Mayer	Art Direction
Art	Mary Ann Good	Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up	Maureen Gates	Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up	Frank Novak	Costume Design
Production	Caro Jones	Casting
Camera	James Pergola	Additional Photography
Crew	Dick Crockett	Stunt Coordinator
Crew	Arthur Brewer	Special Effects
Camera	Thomas Del Ruth	Camera Operator
Sound	John Fresco	Music Supervisor