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The Pilot

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The Pilot

He's the best damn pilot in the sky. Drunk or sober.

6.7

1h 32m

1980

“He's the best damn pilot in the sky. Drunk or sober.”

Synopsis

Mike Hagan is a pilot in passenger service and candidate for the honor "Best Pilot of the Year". Nobody knows that he's got private sorrows - he's an alcoholic. A stewardess notices his regular visits of the toilet and reports it.

Director

Cliff Robertson

Trailer

ActionDrama

based on novel or bookpilotalcoholismalcoholic

Cast & Crew

Cliff Robertson

Cliff Robertson

as Mike Hagan

Diane Baker

Diane Baker

as Pat Simpson

Frank Converse

Frank Converse

as Jim Cochran

Milo O'Shea

Milo O'Shea

as Doctor O'Brian

Dana Andrews

Dana Andrews

as Randolph Evers

Gordon MacRae

Gordon MacRae

as Joe Barnes

Edward Binns

Edward Binns

as Larry Zanoff

Jennifer Houlton

as Cricket

Kitty Sullivan

as Nancy

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