When an in-flight collision incapacitates the pilots of an airplane bound for Los Angeles, stewardess Nancy Pryor is forced to take over the controls. From the ground, her boyfriend Alan Murdock, a retired test pilot, tries to talk her through piloting and landing the 747 aircraft. Worse yet, the anxious passengers — among which are a noisy nun and a cranky man — are aggravating the already tense atmosphere.
        
        
                
            Directed by:
                        Jack Smight                    
        
                
            Starring:
                        Charlton Heston,                        Karen Black,                        George Kennedy,                        Efrem Zimbalist Jr.,                        Susan Clark,                        Helen Reddy