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The Stolen Airliner is a British film directed by Don Sharp with Peter Dyneley
The Stolen Airliner (1955)
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Synopsis
Three air cadets foil a plot to hijack an airliner.Actors
Peter Dyneley
(Uncle George)
Vincent Ball
(Flight Sergeant Watkins)
Thomas Heathcote
(Vint)
Ballard Berkeley
(Mr Head)
David King-Wood
(Controller)
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