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Alarm in the Clouds
In defiance of all the laws of physics Mr. Tau is walking on the wing of an aircraft flying close to Prague. Young Alenka is enthusiastic, but the other passengers are horrified. The security inspector Málek believes the report from the crew to be a code alerting him to a hijack, and orders an emergency landing. In the confusion at the airport the fairytale Mr. Tau disappears into one of the halls.
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Plot Summary
A group of passengers on a commercial flight find themselves in peril when a terrorist group takes control of the aircraft. The terrorists demand a ransom and threaten to detonate a bomb if their demands are not met. The passengers and crew must band together to survive the ordeal.
Critical Reception
Alarm in the Clouds received a mixed to negative reception from critics, with many finding the plot predictable and the execution uninspired. While some acknowledged the attempts at suspense, the film was largely seen as a forgettable entry in the disaster/thriller genre of the late 1970s. Audience reception was similarly lukewarm.
What Reviewers Say
Lacked originality and failed to deliver genuine thrills.
The acting and plot were deemed unconvincing by many.
Considered a standard, unexceptional thriller for its time.
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Fun Fact
The film was released during a period when airplane hijacking thrillers were a popular subgenre, capitalizing on real-world anxieties about air travel security.
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