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Skyjacked

1972·1h 41m·PG
DramaThrillerAction
IMDb Rating
★ 5.7/10
2,646 votes

A Vietnam vet bomber hijacks a Boeing 707, forcing the crew to fly to Russia amidst tensions and stereotypes of the early 1970s.

Skyjacked is a 1972 drama thriller movie directed by John Guillermin, starring Charlton Heston, James Brolin, Claude Akins. It holds an IMDb rating of 5.7/10 from 2,646 votes and runs 1h 41m.

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Director
John Guillermin
Stars
Charlton Heston
James Brolin
Claude Akins
Yvette Mimieux
Details
1972-08-26
101 min
Movie
PG
★ United States
★ English, Russian, Spanish
Keywords
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