The Doomsday Flight

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The Doomsday Flight (1966)

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Summary: A bomb is planted on board an airplane, with an altitude-sensitive trigger. It will explode when the plane descends through the altitude of 5,000 feet, unless the ransom demanded is paid. (imdb)

Genre: Suspense/Thriller

Country: USA

Directed By: William A. Graham

Written By: Rod Serling

Starring: Edward Asner, Edmond O'Brien, Richard Carlson, Jack Lord, Van Johnson, Howard Caine, Katherine Crawford, Edward Faulkner, Bernadette Hale, Celia Lovsky, Greg Morris

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Serling's weakest script, and none of the actors - much as I like them - have the theatricality needed to spin Serling's dialogue the way it needs to be spun. Ed Asner's good, but he's clearly channeling Burgess Meredith in "Time Enough at Last." The ultimate solution is pretty clever, though.