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Plot

Crisis in Mid-Air is essentially a "problem drama" concentrating on a single individual. George Peppard plays a veteran air traffic controller who holds himself responsible for a mid-air collision. With an FAA investigator breathing down his neck, Peppard gets a chance to prove his value when another flight, with 235 passengers on board, puts in a "Mayday" call. The TV Guide ads for this television movie were a little misleading, suggesting that Peppard was in the cockpit rather than the control tower. Crisis in Mid-Air debuted February 13, 1979.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Drama,Thriller
Run Time:
100min.
Director(s):
Walter E. Grauman
Themes:
Haunted By the Past,Air Disasters,Redemption
Tone:
Cathartic,Ominous,Tense
Keywords:
air-disaster,air-traffic-controller,flight
Language:
English