Five Came Back

Passed

1939

AdventureDrama

1 hour 15 minutes

Summary

Twelve people are aboard Coast Airline's flagship the Silver Queen enroute to South America when the airplane encounters a storm and is blown off course. Crashing into jungles known to be inhabited by head hunters, pilots Bill and Joe race against time to fix the engines and attempt a take off. The situation brings out the best and worst in the stranded dozen as they create a makeshift runway and prepare to escape before the natives attack. But damage to the plane and low fuel reserves means that only 5 people can be carried to safety.

~ Four must die! One must choose!
John Farrow

Director

Jerome Cady

Screenplay

Dalton Trumbo

Screenplay

Nathanael West

Screenplay