Frank Towns
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Frank Towns is the hard-bitten, veteran pilot whose leadership and struggle with guilt drive much of the tension and drama in the survival film "The Flight of the Phoenix" (1965).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Frank Towns canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Flight of the Phoenix
NERFINISHED
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The Flight of the Phoenix (1965 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | desert plane crash ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Flight of the Phoenix (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
leadership under pressure
ⓘ
struggle with guilt ⓘ |
| characterInGenre | survival film ⓘ |
| conflictsWith | Heinrich Dorfmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginWork | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdFor | The Flight of the Phoenix (1965 film adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drives |
drama in the film
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tension in the film ⓘ |
| hasRelationship | co-pilot Lew Moran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
guilt-ridden
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hard-bitten ⓘ veteran pilot ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
leader of survivors
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protagonist ⓘ |
| occupation | pilot ⓘ |
| partOf | The Flight of the Phoenix franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | James Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Sahara Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
redemption
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survival against odds ⓘ |
| transport | cargo airplane ⓘ |
| yearOfWorkRelease | 1965 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Flight of the Phoenix (1965 film)