Flight of the Phoenix (2004 film) Flight of the Phoenix (2004 film) Flight of the Phoenix is a 2004 American survival drama film and a remake of a 1965 film of the same name, both based on the 1964 novel "The Flight of the Phoenix", by Elleston Trevor, about a group of people who survive an aircraft crash in the Gobi Desert and must build a new aircraft out of the old one to escape. The film stars Dennis Quaid and Giovanni Ribisi. "Flight of the Phoenix" opened in the U.S. on December 17, 2004. The film was a box-office failure, and received generally mixed reviews;
36 Hours (1965 film) roles." Banner's role, which provided the comedy relief in "36 Hours", was the role model for his easy-going German soldier, POW camp guard Sgt. Hans Schultz, in the TV series "Hogan's Heroes" (1965–71). Coincidentally, Sig Ruman played POW camp guard Sgt. Schultz in the William Holden feature film "Stalag 17" (1953). The film was remade as a 1989 TV movie, "Breaking Point", starring Corbin Bernsen. 36 Hours (1965 film) 36 Hours is a 1965 American suspense film, based on the short story "Beware of the Dog" by Roald Dahl. The picture stars James Garner, Eva Marie Saint, and Rod Taylor