The Pilot (film)
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The Pilot is a 1980
film by director Cliff Robertson
and is based on the novel of the same name by Robert P. Davis
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The main character, Mike Hagan, is a pilot in passenger service and a candidate for the honor of Best Pilot of the Year. There's only one problem -- Mike is an alcoholic. As the disease tightens its grip on the main character, he faces an increasingly tough battle to conceal his problem and maintain his personal and professional life. After an incident in which he jeopardizes the lives of his passengers and crew, Mike realizes he needs help to keep things from spinning out of control.
The film provides an interesting character study of an alcoholic working in a profession that carries great responsibility. Aviation buffs will enjoy the film because of its realistic depiction of commercial flying, and though the airliners used in the movie may be outdated (DC-8), the movie still captures the essence and intensity of an airline pilot's daily life.
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film by director Cliff Robertson
Cliff Robertson
Clifford Parker "Cliff" Robertson III was an American actor with a film and television career that spanned half of a century. Robertson portrayed a young John F. Kennedy in the 1963 film PT 109, and won the 1968 Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the movie Charly...
and is based on the novel of the same name by Robert P. Davis
Robert P. Davis
Robert P. Davis is an American author, screenwriter, and film director.His 1960 short film, Day of the Painter, won an Academy Award in 1961 for Best Short Subject.- Movies and TV :* Day of the Painter...
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The main character, Mike Hagan, is a pilot in passenger service and a candidate for the honor of Best Pilot of the Year. There's only one problem -- Mike is an alcoholic. As the disease tightens its grip on the main character, he faces an increasingly tough battle to conceal his problem and maintain his personal and professional life. After an incident in which he jeopardizes the lives of his passengers and crew, Mike realizes he needs help to keep things from spinning out of control.
The film provides an interesting character study of an alcoholic working in a profession that carries great responsibility. Aviation buffs will enjoy the film because of its realistic depiction of commercial flying, and though the airliners used in the movie may be outdated (DC-8), the movie still captures the essence and intensity of an airline pilot's daily life.