- Concorde Affaire '79
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Concorde Affair 
Theatrical posterDirected by Ruggero Deodato Produced by Mino Loy
Luciano MartinoWritten by Ernesto Gastaldi
Renzo GentaStarring James Franciscus
Mimsy Farmer
Venantino Venantini
Fiamma Maglione
Edmund PurdomMusic by Stelvio Cipriani Cinematography Federico Zanni Editing by Eugenio Alabiso Distributed by Medusa Distribuzione Release date(s) March 23, 1979 Running time 96 min Country Italy Language Italian Budget Unknown Concorde Affaire '79 (1979) (Italian: Affare Concorde), also known as The Concorde Affair, is an Italian action thriller directed by Ruggero Deodato and was written by Ernesto Gastaldi and Renzo Genta.
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Summary
A Concorde flight is sabotaged by a major airline whose business is threatened by the speed and efficiency of the new, supersonic airliner, and crashes into the sea with only one survivor, Jean Beneyton, a hostess on the flight. Two fishermen find her, but then are killed off, because they were witnesses to the crash. An investigative reporter, Moses Brody, becomes aware of the plan and races to save the next Concorde flight from the same fate.
His ex-wife calls him about the news, but then is also killed. It becomes apparent that a man named Milland and his many henchmen are behind the attacks. Moses and his team are in a boat looking for Concorde. They then see Jean Beneyton jump off of the henchmen's boat. Moses and George, a friend, go down to see what they can find on Concorde. He then finds Milland and his team are planning to blow up Concorde to destroy the evidence of foul play.
Moses is first to it, and decides to go into the cabin and see if they can find any clues as to what happened. Suddenly, Milland's guard shoots at him as they swim, George gets hit, as they get up to the top, Milland's men shoot at them once more, killing George. Moses goes back down, with Milland's men in chase. He then outwits them, and pulls Milland's henchman out of the boat and steals it. Brody then goes to the United States Consul, and wants to start an invesigation. He then takes them to the site and finds nothing. They call off the search for the missing Concorde. He then says he say Jean on a yacht. The senator then says that if he knew it was Brody, he would have gotten him off the case as he was repoerting a scandel concerning a Congressman.
The scene then switches to Milland and his men watching as the Concorde explodes. They then find out that Jean is alive. Then the Concorde lands at Rio De Janeiro. Brody is onboard the henchmen's boat, they say they want to get rid of Jean, but then Brody rescues her. They escape, and then begin talking about it, but she can't remember very much. They then find a car driving, as Concorde boards and takes off. Milland's henchmen find Brody and Jean again and give chase, but are cut off by a construction vehicle.
A crew member turns on the micro-oven in Concorde. Up in the cockpit the same thing happens as with the first attack - loss of power. Brody then calls the Consul and has Jean begin to tell about it, but they are cut off as the henchmen are back. As the Consul calls up London, the chase continues. Concorde then loses radio contact with London control, and the cabin lights begin to flicker. Concorde then regains contact with London, who suggests they run a circuit control. London also has a call from Jean. London then reports they can't read Concorde. The navigator then reports that pressure in the main cabin is dropping.
Jean then contacts the American Consul at a bank, but the men arrive again, and they have to run. This time, the police are there and enter a shootout with the men. Meanwhile, London Control gets radio with Concorde on VHF. Concorde then descends to a lower altitude. London now can't get Concorde on VHF, either. Brody and Jean reach the American Consul and she begins describing what happened. Concorde banks and the number one engine overheats. London control reports that the crash began with overheating of the oven. The crew discovers the number one engine is now on fire, they quickly extinguish it. Concorde continues its descent, as one passenger becomes hysterical.
The plane then levels out at 9,000 feet. London control can now see them on radar, and proceed to clear a runway. Concorde then makes a beautiful landing. Brody is relieved, and Milland wants to offer him a choosy contract after reading the headline "Concorde passengers saved by Journalist". Jean thinks that he'll get a big welcome in New York, he jokingly states that he doesn't have to go, and they laugh. He says he has to pay a visit "to a certain bigshot". Jean then gets on an Air France flight to Paris, but before she leaves he says he'll give her a call. Brady then calls his friend Alfie and says that he wants to push a certain Humpty Dumpty off his wall. He says he wants to know the heads of the top corporations in New York City, heavily involved in aircraft sales to South American countries, specifically those most hurt by competition from Concorde. The credits begin over footage of Concorde.
Cast and characters
Franciscus plays Moses Brody, an American investigative reporter who decides to go to The Antilles and attempt to rescue Jean Beneyton from the clutches of the henchmen who were responsible for the crash of the first Concorde flight at the beginning of the movie.
Farmer plays Jean Beneyton, the French hostess of the London-Caracas Concorde flight that crashed off the coast of Martinique. Jean was the only survivor of the terrible tragedy that claimed the lives off all the other people on board the plane. She temporarily loses her memory and suffers from nightmares of the crash.
Johnson plays Captain Scott, the pilot of L.P.A.'s second Concorde flight. Shortly into the flight, his plane begins to experience the same problems as the first plane that crashed and must attempt to keep the plane flying while in contact with Jean Beneyton via radio, who gives Scott details of what happened on the London-Caracas flight.
Cotten plays Milland, the man responsible for the crash of L.P.A. Flight 820 off the coast of Martinique and he is also responsible for the second plane's problems.
- Venantino Venantini.
Venantini plays Forsythe, one of Milland's many henchmen.
- Mag Fleming.
Fleming plays Nicole Brody, Moses' ex-wife who tells him about the first Concorde crash and that maybe he can solve the mystery of who caused it.
- Edmund Purdom.
Purdom co-stars as Danker, yet another of Milland's henchmen.
Charles co-star's as George, a passenger on the second Concorde flight.
- Francesco Carnelutti.
Carelutti plays the co-pilot on the second Concorde plane.
- Ottaviano Dell'Acqua.
Dell'Acqua plays John, Forsythe's associate and second henchman.
- Aldo Barberito.
Barberito plays the priest on the second Concorde passenger jet.
- Roberto Santi.
Navigator on second plane.
- Maria D'Incoronato.
Woman looking at sunset on second flight.
- Renzo Marignano.
Martinez, Milland's advisor.
Also Known As
SOS Concorde (Irish and British Video Release). Das Concorde Inferno (German DVD Release). Concorde Affair (American DVD Release). Save the Concorde (Спасите "Конкорд") (Soviet Union Cinema Release, 1980).
Certification
Ireland/U.K.: 15 America: Not rated.
External links
- Concorde Affair at the Internet Movie Database
- Concorde Affair at AllRovi
1970s Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man (1976) · Ultimo mondo cannibale (1977) · Concorde Affaire '79 (1979)1980s Cannibal Holocaust (1980) · The House on the Edge of the Park (1980) · The Atlantis Interceptors (1983) · The Barbarians (1987) · Camping del Terrore (1987) · Phantom of Death (1988)Categories:- Italian-language films
- 1979 films
- 1970s action films
- Action thriller films
- Italian films
- Films directed by Ruggero Deodato
- Aviation films
- Disaster films
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