Airport (1970-1979)

Airport (1970)
Based on Arthur Hailey’s bestseller and directed by George Seaton, Airport launched the modern disaster-movie era. Starring Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, and Jean Seberg, it follows a tense night at a snowbound airport as crew and passengers face a deadly bomb threat midair.

Airport 1975 (1974)
Airport 1975 takes the franchise to new heights when a midair collision leaves a 747 without a pilot. Charlton Heston and Karen Black lead the all-star cast in this high-altitude thriller of courage, chaos, and 1970s spectacle.

Airport ’77 (1977)
In Airport ’77, a luxury jet carrying VIP passengers crashes into the ocean, trapping everyone aboard. Directed by Jerry Jameson, the film stars Jack Lemmon, Lee Grant, and James Stewart in a gripping underwater rescue story filled with suspense and grandeur.

The Concorde… Airport ’79 (1979)
The fourth and final entry in the series, The Concorde… Airport ’79 sends the drama supersonic as sabotage and missiles threaten a cutting-edge passenger jet. With Alain Delon, Susan Blakely, and Robert Wagner, it’s a campy, explosive farewell to the golden age of airborne disaster epics.