AIRPORT SYNOPSIS:

A bomber on board an airplane, an airport almost closed by snow, and various personal problems of the people involved.

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AIRPORT 1975 SYNOPSIS:

A 747 in flight collides with a small plane, and is rendered pilotless. Somehow the control tower must get a pilot aboard so the jet can land.

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AIRPORT '77 SYNOPSIS:

Art thieves hijack a 747, hit fog and crash into the ocean, trapping them and the passengers under one hundred feet of water.

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THE CONCORDE... AIRPORT '79 SYNOPSIS:

A supersonic airborne disaster. In order to survive a flight headed for the Moscow Olympics, passengers of the Concorde must endure aerial acrobatics to dodge missiles and survive a device that decompresses the plane.

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This 4-Film collection includes all four newly-restored Airport movies.​

AIRPORT – Take a nonstop flight with an all-star cast to a world of tension-filled human drama in this trend-setting box-office blockbuster. Based on Arthur Hailey’s runaway bestseller, the emotion-charged adventure stars Burt Lancaster as the manager of a glamorous international airport who must juggle personal crises with professional responsibilities as he attempts to keep his blizzard-torn facility open to rescue a bomb-damaged jetliner. The lavish Ross Hunter (Portrait in Black) production co-stars a veritable Who’s Who of Hollywood’s most glittering personalities including Dean Martin, Jean Seberg, Jacqueline Bisset, George Kennedy, Van Heflin, Maureen Stapleton, Lloyd Nolan and Helen Hayes in the role that won her a second Oscar (Best Supporting Actress, 1970). Nominated for 10 Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Screenplay for legendary writer-director George Seaton (Miracle on 34th Street, The Proud and Profane), this movie milestone remains a gripping trip from suspenseful take-off to senses-shattering landing.

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AIRPORT 1975 – "Something hit us...the crew is dead...help us, please, please help us!" With these terrifying words, 22 of Hollywood’s greatest stars find themselves aboard a pilotless jumbo jet headed on a collision course with destruction in the nerve-chilling sequel to the greatest disaster movie ever made. Charlton Heston is in the cockpit for this incredible adventure as the only man who can save the 747 and its passengers when it’s hit in midair by a private plane. Karen Black is the chief stewardess who must act as the blinded pilot’s hands and eyes to take control of the plane or die trying. Myrna Loy, Helen Reddy, Linda Blair, Dana Andrews, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Sid Caesar, George Kennedy (recreating his acclaimed Airport role) and Gloria Swanson (playing herself in her final film) are also aboard trying to survive the deadly skies of this high-flying thriller helmed by veteran director Jack Smight (Harper, Midway).

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AIRPORT ’77 – Take a luxurious, privately-owned 747 jumbo jet full of VIP’s. Load it with a cargo of priceless art treasures and send it flying over the hazardous Bermuda Triangle. Add a few desperate hijackers for good measure and you’ve got the makings of one of the most harrowing adventure stories ever put on film. James Stewart is the philanthropic owner of the doomed plane and Jack Lemmon is the fearless pilot risking death at every turn in an attempt to save the luxury airliner when it is skyjacked and sent crashing to the ocean’s floor. Aboard for the ill-fated trip are Lee Grant, Brenda Vaccaro, Joseph Cotten, Olivia de Havilland, Darren McGavin, Christopher Lee and returning Airport co-star George Kennedy. All face danger in the air and beneath the sea in the most thrilling Airport movie of them all, directed by action-adventure ace Jerry Jameson (Superdome, Raise the Titanic).

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THE CONCORDE… AIRPORT ’79 – Matchless intrigue soars out of the sky at supersonic speed in this incredible tale of airborne suspense derived from Arthur Hailey’s all-time bestseller. Susan Blakely headlines the star-studded, tension-packed international drama as a jet-setting TV reporter who puts everyone on board a Moscow-bound Concorde in jeopardy when she becomes the target of her former lover, traitorous arms smuggler Robert Wagner. The lives of Alain Delon, Sylvia Kristel, Eddie Albert, Bibi Andersson, Charo, John Davidson, Martha Raye, Cicely Tyson, David Warner, Mercedes McCambridge and the mighty George Kennedy hang in the balance amid flying missiles and exploding bombs in this enthralling globe-trotting adventure helmed by director David Lowell Rich (The Horror at 37,000 Feet, SST: Death Flight), a specialist of sky-high suspense.

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OUR FILM REVIEW

The all-new HDR/Dolby Vision Master – From a 4K Scans of the 35mm Inter-positive Reduction Elements from all four features, is a gorgeous transfer in all regards - amounting to an experience as close as can be to the theatrical original 70mm. The 4K UHD disc is astounding in its clarity, depth, and color reproduction. The Dolby Vision imbues the blacks with a level of refined detail that Blu-ray just can’t produce. Even with critical reception wavering throughout its existence, the series can't be denied that they are truly terrific to look at for films from the 70s. Kino Lorber continues to bring astounding upgrades to some classics we may have forgotten about along the way...

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SPECIAL FEATURES ​

• DISC ONE - 4K UHD

  • NEW Audio Commentary for AIRPORT by Film Historian/Writer Julie Kirgo and Author/Screenwriter C. Courtney Joyner

  • NEW Audio Commentary for AIRPORT 1975 by Film Historians Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson

  • NEW Audio Commentary for AIRPORT ’77 by Film Historian/Writer Julie Kirgo and Writer/Filmmaker Peter Hankoff

  • NEW Audio Commentary for CONCORDE… AIRPORT ‘79 by Film Historians Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson

  • Theatrical Trailers (All 4 Newly Mastered in 2K)

  • Airport Quartet: A Booklet Essay by Julie Kirgo