Airport (movie)

Airport is a 1970 film which tells the story of an airport manager trying to keep his Midwest airport open during a snowstorm, whilst a bomber plots to blow up an airplane.

Although it had a complex plot, Airport paved the way for the disaster movie genre and established many of the conventions for that genre.

It stars Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, Jean Seberg, Jacqueline Bisset, George Kennedy, Helen Hayes, Van Heflin, Maureen Stapleton, Barry Nelson, Dana Wynter, Lloyd Nolan, Barbara Hale and Gary Collins.

The movie was adapted by George Seaton from the novel by Arthur Hailey. It was directed by Seaton and Henry Hathaway.

It won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (Helen Hayes), and was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Maureen Stapleton), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design (Edith Head), Best Film Editing, Best Music, Original Score, Best Picture, Best Sound and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium.