Airport is a 1970 American film starring Burt Lancaster and Dean Martin and based on the 1968 Arthur Hailey novel of the same name. The film, which earned nearly $100,500,000, equivalent to more than five times that amount today, focuses on an airport manager trying to keep his airport open during a snow storm, while a suicidal bomber plots to blow up a Boeing 707 airliner in flight. The story takes place at a fictional Lincoln International Airport located near Chicago. The film was written for the screen and directed by George Seaton. Seaton was assisted by Henry Hathaway, and Ernest Laszlo... photographed it in 70 mm Todd-AO. The film cost $10 million to produce. This was the last film scored by Alfred Newman, who died shortly before the film's release. Airport was also the last major film role for Van Heflin. The film was a critical success and surpassed Spartacus as Universal Pictures' biggest moneymaker to date. It won Helen Hayes an Academy Award for her supporting role as an elderly stowaway. It was nominated for nine more Academy awards, including Best Picture, Best Cinematography, and Best Costume Design for renowned Hollywood designer Edith Head.
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| Release date: | March 1970 |
| Directed by: | George Seaton |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 137 Minutes |
| Producer: | Ross Hunter |
| Music by: | Alfred Newman |
| Cinematography: | Ernest Laszlo |
| Screenplay by: | George Seaton |
| Estimated budget: | $10,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | Airport |
| Genre: | Disaster, Thriller, Action |