Sole Survivor

1h 40min

Drama

Fantasy

TV Movie

In 1960, the ruins of an American bomber were found in the Libyan desert, but the remains of the crew were never located. In Guerdon Trueblood's teleplay, the ghosts of a bomber crew hang around their derelict plane, awaiting the day that their bones will be recovered and given a decent burial. The sole survivor, navigator Russell Hamner, has in the intervening 25 years become a General. He joins an investigation team that has come across the wreckage, while the ghosts, headed by Major Devlin, plot to expose Hamner as a coward who deserted his post and left his crew mates to die.

Cast

Vince Edwards

Vince Edwards

Maj. Michael Devlin
Richard Basehart

Richard Basehart

Brig. Gen. Russell Hamner
William Shatner

William Shatner

Lt. Col. Josef Gronke
Noah Keen

Noah Keen

Maj. Gen. Schurm
Ian Abercrombie

Ian Abercrombie

British co-pilot
David Cannon

David Cannon

Capt. Patrick
John Winston

John Winston

British Pilot
Bart Burns

Bart Burns

Older Senator (uncredited)

Release date

9th Jan 1970

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English