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The Captain

Original title: Zhong guo ji zhang
  • 2019
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
2.7K
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The Captain (2019)
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When the windshield of his commercial airplane shatters at 30,000 feet in the air, a pilot and his flight crew work to ensure the safety of the passengers and land the plane.When the windshield of his commercial airplane shatters at 30,000 feet in the air, a pilot and his flight crew work to ensure the safety of the passengers and land the plane.When the windshield of his commercial airplane shatters at 30,000 feet in the air, a pilot and his flight crew work to ensure the safety of the passengers and land the plane.

  • Director
    • Wai Keung Lau
  • Writer
    • Yonggan Yu
  • Stars
    • Hanyu Zhang
    • Hao Ou
    • Jiang Du
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    2.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Wai Keung Lau
    • Writer
      • Yonggan Yu
    • Stars
      • Hanyu Zhang
      • Hao Ou
      • Jiang Du
    • 41User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 23 wins & 27 nominations total

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    Hanyu Zhang
    Hanyu Zhang
    • Liu Changjian
    Hao Ou
    Hao Ou
    • Xu Yichen
    Jiang Du
    Jiang Du
    • Liang Dong
    Quan Yuan
    Quan Yuan
    • Bi Nan
    Tian'ai Zhang
    Tian'ai Zhang
    • Huang Jia
    Qin Li
    Qin Li
    • Zhou Yawen
    Yamei Zhang
    Yamei Zhang
    • Zhang Qiuyue
    Qiru Yang
    • Yang Hui
    Ge Gao
    Ge Gao
    • Wu Yan
    Zhizhong Huang
    Zhizhong Huang
    • Airport Controller
    Yawen Zhu
    Yawen Zhu
    • Airport Leader
    Xian Li
    Xian Li
    • Airport Controller
    Junyan Jiao
    Junyan Jiao
    • Airport Controller
    Yue Wu
    Yue Wu
    • Airport Controller
    Qingzi Kan
    Qingzi Kan
    • Airport Controller
    Hao Liu
    • Airport Controller
    • (as Xiaoai)
    Mincheng Li
    • Airport Controller
    Wenjuan Feng
    Wenjuan Feng
    • Airport Controller
    • Director
      • Wai Keung Lau
    • Writer
      • Yonggan Yu
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews41

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    5qqml

    typical chinese movie

    High expectation but disappointed. Why didn't they follow the emergency landing protocol and evacuate passengers from all emergency exits? I know because the director wants to show how happy everyone is. Who cares about evacuation anyway.
    8ppanoli-83576

    Summary: Overall Good... Could have been better..

    Plot- 9/10- There have been multiple cases of windshield cracks in commercial flights including the one on which the story is based out of. However, there was scope for adding some twists.

    Screen Play- First Half 5/10, Middle - 9/10, end 7/10. Some of the initial scenes could have been either avoided or shortened since they do not have much impact on story line. The middle session is interesting with breathtaking scenes of the flight entering the crisis and flying thru thunder storm. The Cinematography is excellent across locations including the cockpit scenes. The last portion again enters a bit of drag. The Cabin scenes too are quite well detailed. However, here too some cuts would have been just fine.

    Cast and acting - 9/10. Great characters and acting . Scenes like the Short talk between the second officer and the crying passenger could have been avoided.

    Realistic- 9/10 for ATC and the flight related details. Pilots not being able to hear each other and not being able to communicate with ATCs due to the noise of wind, cabin pressure drop , tyres bursting due to hard breaking are detailed well for the audience. However, here too some drag could have been avoided.

    Overall - 8/10. 1 mark being cut for the drag scenes and 1 mark for a below par screen play for an otherwise excellent plot.
    7BATMANS_IMDB

    A nice watch.

    When I am writing this review it only has 6.2 star rating.

    I think this movie atleast deserve a 7 star rating out of 10.

    Pros : A good watch .

    Cons :
    9daniel-cooley

    Signed up so I could review this movie...

    I'm a 28 year old Australian male. I cried with these people and got scared with these people. When the plane landed I felt safe again. What a movie!!! These guys are very precise in what they do and it gives me a new respect for pilots and airports.

    Watch this movie, it should be alot higher than 6 out of 10.
    6mytempindia

    Thrilling Visuals Real Incidence

    Based on real incidence, this film is amongst the best of all movies which have flight 🛫 scenes.

    Chiense actresses are so cute, clouds and storm lightning are amazing real (thanks to Special Effects), overall watchable movie with family or friends.

    This movie is unlike typical Bollywood movie where anything can happen anytime. Though Chinese movie, it was dubbed in Hindi for Hindi watchers.

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    • Trivia
      The film is based on the real accident of the Sichuan Airlines Flight 8633 from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport on 14 May 2018, which was forced to make an emergency landing at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport after the cockpit windshield failed.
    • Connections
      Featured in Airline Pilot Rates 8 Pilot Emergencies in Movies and TV (2023)
    • Soundtracks
      I Love the Blue Sky of My Motherland
      Lyrics by Su Yan

      Music by Ming Yang

      Performed by Amin Mao

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    • Release date
      • September 30, 2019 (China)
    • Countries of origin
      • China
      • Hong Kong
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Magnum Films (Australia)
      • Official site (United Kingdom)
    • Languages
      • Indonesian
      • Mandarin
      • Tibetan
      • Chinese
    • Also known as
      • Zhongguo jizhang
    • Filming locations
      • Wuxi, Jiangsu, China(Airport)
    • Production companies
      • Bona Film Group
      • Alibaba Pictures Group
      • Huaxia Film Distribution
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $706,572
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $324,769
      • Oct 20, 2019
    • Gross worldwide
      • $417,863,545
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
      • DTS:X
      • HoloSound
      • WANOS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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