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Five Came Back

1939 • 1h15m Adventure, Drama

Rating

6.2/10

Popularity

1

Twelve people are aboard Coast Airline's flagship the Silver Queen enroute to South America when the airplane encounters a storm and is blown off course. Crashing into jungles known to be inhabited by head hunters, pilots Bill and Joe race against time to fix the engines and attempt a take off. The situation brings out the best and worst in the stranded dozen as they create a makeshift runway and prepare to escape before the natives attack. But damage to the plane and low fuel reserves means that only 5 people can be carried to safety.

Details

Director

John Farrow

Screenplay

Jerome Cady

Dalton Trumbo

Nathanael West

Cast

Chester Morris

Lucille Ball

Wendy Barrie

Release date

6/23/1939

Status

Released

Budget

$225,000

Origin country

US

Vote count

38