Airport is the 1970 melodrama that tells the tale of a bunch of people trapped on an airplane with a bomber and the problems of all the people involved on this flight. Airport was released on March 5th 1970. The movie was directed by George Seaton and was based on a book written by Arthur Hailey. Screenplay credits go to George Seaton. The lead character is played by Burt Lancaster.
The movie also stars Dean Martin and Jean Seberg. Airport was filmed on a production budget of 10 million and was released by Universal Pictures to gross over 100 million in domestic box office sales.