The Flight of the Phoenix

The Flight of the Phoenix

93 mins | Adventure | Sept. 26, 1984

Staubli is happy. He has just concluded a considerable deal with El Farik, one of his biggest successes as an arms dealer. To sign his final contract, Staubli takes the plane with Loussif, Serge Tournier and his wife Laura. During a stopover, a mechanical incident immobilizes the group for a few days in the Moroccan desert. Then Tom arrives, a pilot who trades with his old plane, the Sphinx. A small business that works well. But among these particular customers, Laura strangely reminds him of the one who left him and because of whom he left everything before...

The Flight of the Phoenix

93 mins | Adventure | Sept. 26, 1984

The Flight of the Phoenix
Staubli is happy. He has just concluded a considerable deal with El Farik, one of his biggest successes as an arms dealer. To sign his final contract, Staubli takes the plane with Loussif, Serge Tournier and his wife Laura. During a stopover, a mechanical incident immobilizes the group for a few days in the Moroccan desert. Then Tom arrives, a pilot who trades with his old plane, the Sphinx. A small business that works well. But among these particular customers, Laura strangely reminds him of the one who left him and because of whom he left everything before...
Producers Les Producteurs Associés
Original title Le Vol du Sphinx
Directors Laurent Ferrier
Writers Laurent Ferrier, Alain Centonze

Cast

Alain Souchon

as Tom

Miou-Miou

as Laura

Jean Benguigui

as Mendel

François Perrot

as Staubli

Robin Renucci

as Tournier

Stéphane Bouy

as Jockey

Djéloul Beghoura

as Loussif

Lounès Tazairt

as Aboud

Philippe Rosny

as Papillon

Anaïs Jeanneret

as Ariane

Marpessa Djian

as Claire

Marie-France Mignal

as Mme Blondin

André Djaoui

as Saïd El Farik

Abderrahmane Khayat

as Cheik Selim

Ounir Hadj Moha

as Le patron du café