type: 

ACTION

DRAMA

THRILLER

Melodrama about a bomber on board an airplane, an airport almost closed by snow, and various personal problems of the people involved.

name	character
Whit Bissell	Mr. Davidson
Jacqueline Bisset	Gwen Meighen
Charles Brewer	Diller
Lew Brown	Reynolds
Gary Collins	Cy Jordan
Chuck Daniel	Parks
Ilana Dowding	Robbie Bakersfeld
Malila Saint Duval	Maria - Stewardess
John Findlater	Peter Coakley
Larry Gates	Ackerman
Lisa Gerritsen	Libby Bakersfeld
Sandra Gould	Millie Miles
Virginia Grey	Mrs. Schultz
Barbara Hale	Sarah Bakersfeld Demerest
Janis Hansen	Sister Katherine Grace
Ena Hartman	Ruth - Stewardess
Sharon Harvey	Sally - Stewardess
Helen Hayes	Ada Quonsett
Van Heflin	D. O. Guerrero
Clark Howat	Bert Weatherby
Mary Jackson	Sister Felice
George Kennedy	Joe Patroni
Burt Lancaster	Mel Bakersfeld
Jessie Royce Landis	Mrs. Harriet DuBarry Mossman
Jodean Lawrence	Marie Patroni
Dean Martin	Capt. Vernon Demerest
Barry Nelson	Capt. Anson Harris
Nancy Ann Nelson	Bunnie
James Nolan	Father Steven Lonigan
Lloyd Nolan	Harry Standish
Shelly Novack	Rollings
William H. O'Brien	Waiter at Men's Club
Robert Patten	Capt. Benson - Pilot
Paul Picerni	Dr. Compagno
Patty Poulsen	Joan - Stewardess
Pat Priest	Mrs. Jerry Copeland - Passenger
Albert Reed, Jr.	Lt. Ned Ordway
Leoda Richards	Woman on Dais
Jean Seberg	Tanya Livingston
Maureen Stapleton	Inez Guerrero
Peter Turgeon	Marcus Rathbone
Lou Wagner	Schuyler Schultz
Eileen Wesson	Judy Barton
Dick Winslow	Mr. Schultz
Dana Wynter	Cindy Bakersfeld

name
Hugo Friedhofer	composer
Arthur Hailey	writer (original), screenplay
Ross Hunter	producer
Alfred Newman	composer
George Seaton	director, screenplay

year	award	category	name
1970	Academy Award	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Helen Hayes
1970	Golden Globe Award	Best Supporting Actress	Maureen Stapleton