Skyjacked

~On Board Flight 502 Is A Bomb. It Could Be Anywhere. And A Skyjacker. It Could Be Anyone.

Overview

A crazed Vietnam vet bomber hijacks a Boeing 707 and demands to be taken to Russia.

Genres

General Information

Release Date: 1972-05-24
Budget: $1700000
Revenue: $6550000
Runtime: 101 min

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