The Moment the Plane Takes Off | Airport (1970)

As a brutal blizzard batters Lincoln International Airport, Captain Vernon Demerest (Dean Martin) guns the engines of Trans Global Flight 2. George Seaton frames this sequence with a calculated, industrial weight, tracking the precise moment the massive Boeing 707 breaks free from the frozen tarmac and ascends into the dark night sky—completely unaware that a desperate man with a bomb sits quietly among the passengers. Get your critic pick! Watch Airport (1970) here: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/airport... At a snow-bound Midwestern airport, a hard-charging station manager struggles to keep his facility open while a damaged Boeing 707 fights to survive a mid-air bombing disaster. Watch more here: @CriticPicks #Airport1970 #DeanMartin #BurtLancaster #DisasterMovie