Jet Over The Atlantic

Jet Over The Atlantic

Panic in the skies!

NR 1959 · 95 min · ★ 6.0 · Thriller

Director Byron Haskin's 1960 airplane-in jeopardy drama stars Guy Madison, Virginia Mayo, George Raft, Ilona Massey, Margaret Lindsay, George Macready, Brett Halsey, Anna Lee and Mary Anderson.

Directed by Byron Haskin · Written by Irving H. Cooper

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