The V.I.P.s

Sep 1, 1963

1h 59m

★ 6.1

THIS IS THE STORY OF ONE DRAMATIC, DEVASTATING NIGHT ...in the glamorous private world of the very rich, the very famous, the very beautiful, the very powerful ...the "Very Important Persons"!

Overview

Wealthy passengers fogged in at London's Heathrow Airport fight to survive a variety of personal trials.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

De Grunwald Productions

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Cast

Frances Andros

Elizabeth Taylor

Paul Andros

Richard Burton

Marc Champselle

Louis Jourdan

Gloria Gritti

Elsa Martinelli

The Duchess of Brighton

Margaret Rutherford

Miss Mead

Maggie Smith

Les Mangrum

Rod Taylor

Max Buda

Orson Welles

Miriam Marshall

Linda Christian

Cmdr. Millbank

Dennis Price

Sanders

Richard Wattis

Reporter

David Frost

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