The Crash of Flight 401

The Crash of Flight 401 (1978)

The nerve-shattering experience of a lifetime. More astonishing because it actually happened.

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.

Date of release
1978-10-29
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (4)
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Drama, TV Movie
Director
Barry Shear

Casting

Interesting facts

Crash is a made-for-TV drama film aired on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) on October 29, 1978. It was directed by Barry Shear and based on the true story of the first crash of a wide-body aircraft, that of Eastern Air Lines Flight 401, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar which crashed in the Florida Everglades near Miami on the night of December 29, 1972. The film more or less follows the true events of the crash, although the names of key characters were changed and certain dramatic events were fictionalized. The crash sequence was one of the most authentic for television of the time, using multiple stunts, pyrotechnics and flyaway set pieces.

Production credits

Donald S. Sanford and Steve Brown - writers

Chuck Fries and Malcolm Stewart - executive producers

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