The story grabbed my attention so much that i really wanted to read the book. The pilot, bob loft on the left, and flight engineer don repo on the right, were two of the 101 people. The man, dressed in full captains uniform, hadnt responded to the questions of. The ghost of flight 401 tv movie 1978 trivia on imdb.
The flight was under the command of captain robert loft. The ghost of flight 401 and millions of other books are available for amazon. The lockheed l1011 carried 163 passengers and crew members. The author was a stewardess on northwest i found this book at a local thrift store for a dime and i couldnt resist the cover and its 70s era earnest cheesiness. Apparently, this is a companion to a book called the ghost of flight 401. After the wreckage is removed, salvageable parts from the plane are used.
On december 29, 1972, eastern air lines flight 401 crashes into the florida everglades, resulting in 101 fatalities. Sue tebbs, dottie warnock, beverly raposa, stephanie stanich. I like to read about haunted places and first heard about the ghost of flight 401 on youtube. Madefortv koa 4 denver this is the original nbc broadcast from feb. The ghosts that followed flight 401 ozy a modern media. Crash of flight 401 1978 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The ghost of flight 401 1978 nbc saturday night movie youtube. Based mostly on the book by john fuller this terrible tv movies asks, can you watch ernest borgnine and kim basinger and not fall asleep. The ghost of flight 401 tv movie 1978 release info imdb. The ghost of flight 401 nbc saturday night movie feb. A tv movie the ghost of flight 401, was aired in february 1978. It reads like a serious drama and i found it hard to put down.
Nevertheless, the book was adapted in 1978 into a madefortv movie. Ernest borgnine at an event for the ghost of flight 401 1978 the ghost of flight 401 1978 kim basinger and. Read the the crash of flight 401 movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. Free wallpapers download of the ghost of flight 401 movie, hero, heroine, etc is available in our gallery section. With william shatner, adrienne barbeau, brooke bundy, christopher connelly. An aircraft crashes in the florida everglades, killing 101 passengers. Published by user, 14 years ago this book is about an airplane, most known as flight 401, that crashed into the florida everglades. The research which went into making this book is excellent. The ghost of flight 401 tv movie 1978 the ghost of. On his 1979 album three hearts, musician bob welch also recorded a song titled the ghost of flight 401. The ghost of flight 401 was a book of nearly pure fiction, as was the tv movie that followed it. Eastern air lines flight 401 left new yorks jfk airport, bound for miami international airport, on december 29, 1972.
Internet archive contributor internet archive language english. Ghosts of flight 401 strange unexplained mysteries. Read the the crash of flight 401 movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Like so many such cases, its exploitation of a tragedy for financial gain and publicity was disrespectful to both the victims and the survivors. Kim basinger and ernest borgnine in the ghost of flight 401 1978 the ghost of flight 401 1978 gary. Find similar and related movies for the ghost of flight 401 1978 steven hilliard stern on allmovie. My search for the ghost of flight 401 by elizabeth fuller. Na na na an aircraft crashes in the florida everglades, killing 103 passengers. But before we begin this spooky tale, we must first go back to december 29, 1972 on board eastern airlines flight 401 as it. Suddenly, months later, the ghosts of its pilot and flight engineer began to appear on sister ships. Oct 10, 2010 the ghost of flight 401 1976 is based on the eastern air lines flight 401 lockheed tristar jet crash into the florida everglades in december 1972, and the alleged supernatural events which followed the fatal accident. No complete crosssection of the passenger cabin remained, and both the port. Based on a book that claimed to have been a true story. Type flight 401 ghost into the search box with or without the quotation marks.
The ghost of flight 401 tv movie 1978 plot summary imdb. Fuller, who wrote a lot of books and articles about ufos and the supernatural, penned a book titled the ghost of flight 401, which the thoughtful robert malcolm young adapted for the small screen a second tv movie based on the same crash, cleverly titled crash. In the relatively short history of aviation there have many mysterious stories such as encountering foo fighters during ww2, pilots observing or even chasing ufos, ghost planes and a pilot. What the renowned investigative writer john fuller stumbled upon was a jetage ghost story crews wouldnt fly the plane because of the reappearing apparitions of a dead pilot and flight engineer from a crashed sister ship. Oct 21, 2017 in the relatively short history of aviation there have many mysterious stories such as encountering foo fighters during ww2, pilots observing or even chasing ufos, ghost planes and a pilot. With ernest borgnine, gary lockwood, tina chen, kim basinger. It takes more than whimsy for a giant airline to ground a multimilliondollar jumbo jet. The ghost of flight 401 1978 directed by steven hilliard stern. Passengers, cabin crew, pilots, flight engineers, even top airline executives, all claimed to have seen something while travelling on some eastern airlines aircraft. On december of 1972, an eastern airlines tristar jetliner, flight 401, crashed into a florida swamp.
An aircraft crashes in the florida everglades, killing 103 passengers. The ghost of flight 401 1978 in this chiller based on true events, a jetliner crashes in the florida everglades, killing more than 100 passengers along with the flight officer, dom cimoli. We truly believe movie watching is a terrific way for families to be together. A better film on the same crash which is a bit more realistic up through the crash anyway is the ghost of flight 401 starring ernest borgnine.
The ghost of flight 401 1978 cast and crew moviefone. The almost complete psychotronic encyclopedia of film. Fuller, who wrote a lot of books and articles about ufos and the supernatural, penned a book titled the ghost of flight 401, which the thoughtful robert malcolm young adapted for the small screen a second tvmovie based on the same crash, cleverly titled crash. Aug 06, 2016 the adventures of huckleberry finn full length movie, full feature film full movies for free duration. Fuller that accurately covers every detail of the true story of the ghost of flight 401. The ghost of flight 401 1976 is based on the eastern air lines flight 401 lockheed tristar jet crash into the florida everglades in december 1972, and the alleged supernatural events which followed the fatal accident. The crew of flight 401, taken aboard flight 26 while on the ground in miami earlier the day of the crash.
The flight was under the command of captain robert loft, 55, a veteran eastern airline plot. Mar 06, 2017 not long after the devastating crash, stories began to emerge in the eastern air lines community of unexplained encounters with some of the crew from flight 401. Based on fullers book, it focused on the ghost sightings surrounding the aftermath. The crash was documented in rob and sarah elders 1977 book crash. Not shown, sharon transue she was taking the photo. There are several books on eastern airlines lockheed l1011 flight engineer donald repo and his haunting of the salvaged galley elevator from the florida plane crash which killed him and most others aboard 401. However, it has since emerged that almost no equipment from flight 401 was salvaged for use in other planes, and no airline personnel ever admitted to having seen the ghost. I give the ghost of flight 401 based on the book by john fuller a 10star rating based on hearing these stories firsthand. The ghost of flight 401 kindle edition by fuller, john g. The ghosts of flight 401 confessions of a trolley dolly. There were 101 fatalities, and at the time, it was the seconddeadliest singleaircraft disaster in the the united states. The strange story of the ghosts of flight 401 strange. Perhaps the most extraordinary and credible research into the ghost phenomenon ever documented is the socalled ghosts of flight 401. This crash also was the basis for another 1978 tv movie the ghost of flight 401 starring ernest borgnine.
Drama, mystery, tv movie, thriller 1978 add to watchlist. The ghost of flight 401 tv movie 1978 the ghost of flight. Tv movie the ghost of flight 401 1978 the ghost of flight 401 1978 a 3. Mar 21, 2017 the ghost of flight 401 was a book of nearly pure fiction, as was the tv movie that followed it. Pat ghyssels, trudy smith, adrianne hamilton, mercy ruiz. After the wreckage is removed, salvageable parts from the plane are used to repair other aircraft. Flight safety foundation the reports were given by experienced and trustworthy pilots and crew. There were 101 people killed in the crash, most were killed immediately but a few died a little later of their injuries. Nov 30, 2019 the crew of flight 401, taken aboard flight 26 while on the ground in miami earlier the day of the crash.
The film more or less follows the true events of the crash, although the names of key. Crash also known as the crash of flight 401 is a madefortv docudrama released in 1978, based on the true story of the first crash of a widebody aircraft, that of eastern airlines flight 401, a lockheed l1011 tristar which crashed in the florida everglades near miami on the night of december 29, 1972. His three most famous books were the ghost of flight 401, incident at exeter, and the interrupted journey. Published in 1976, the ghost of flight 401 purportedly infuriated the suits at eastern, who apparently considered suing fuller. Eastern air lines flight 401 was a scheduled flight from new york to miami. Pilots of eastern airline flight 401 don repo and bob loft. The ghost of flight 401 1978 full movie download full hd. The ghost of flight 401 came at a time when films like the exorcist, the haunting of julia and audrey rose were new, and a resurgence of interest in the possibility of ghosts lingering after death had taken hold, but this story happens to be grounded in fact to some degree, and whether readers believe in ghosts or. Soon passengers and crew on those aircraft report seeing what they believe to be the ghost of the wrecked airplanes flight engineer. The most believable contemporary account to me is the ghost of flight 401.
Flight 401 the ghost crew of eastern air lines paranorms. We do not offer to watch the ghost of flight 401 movie online. The ghost of flight 401 tv movie 1978 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Flight crews and passengers on other similar aircraft in the eastern air lines fleet came forward with stories of sightings of bob loft and don repo. The adventures of huckleberry finn full length movie, full feature film full movies for free duration. The ghost of flight 401 1978 cast and crew in this chiller based on true events, a jetliner crashes in the florida everglades, killing more than 100 passengers along with the flight officer, dom.
If you want to believe you must see this rare and amazing 1978 docudrama based on the bestselling book by john g. If you get the opportunity, try that one, it covers the crash and the paranormal aspect that was detailed in the john fuller book, if you are interested in that angle. Jun 01, 1976 the ghost of flight 401 came at a time when films like the exorcist, the haunting of julia and audrey rose were new, and a resurgence of interest in the possibility of ghosts lingering after death had taken hold, but this story happens to be grounded in fact to some degree, and whether readers believe in ghosts or. In the 1970s, tales of such ghostly apparitions flew around the usa and the airline world. Ghosts of crew members killed in the 1972 eastern airlines everglades disaster haunt the crews and passengers of other flights.
Originally made for television and based on true events from 1972, the story concerns an airline crash in the everglades and the courageous adventures of the 73 survivors. The ghost of flight 401 1978 directed by steven hilliard. This book is about ghostly encounters of the crew from eastern airlines flight 401 that crashed in 1972, in the florida everglades. Watch the ghost of flight 401 full movie in hd visit an aircraft crashes in the florida everglades, killing 103 pa. Having been a flight attendant with eastern air lines for well over seven years 1980 to early 1988, i can state with confidence that this emmy nominated, madefortv movie 1978 gives an accurate portrayal of these fateful events not to mention those who.
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