Skyjacked
“On Board Flight 502 Is A Bomb. It Could Be Anywhere. And A Skyjacker. It Could Be Anyone.”
John GuillerminCast
Charlton Heston 
James Brolin 
Yvette Mimieux 
Claude Akins 
Jeanne Crain Susan Dey
Credits
Written by: Stanley R. Greenberg
Plot
A crazed Vietnam vet bomber hijacks a Boeing 707 and demands to be taken to Russia.
Sinekatalog’s take
Skyjacked (1972) is a British action film directed by John Guillermin. It stars Charlton Heston, James Brolin and Yvette Mimieux. It runs 101 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 5.7 / 10 (2,699 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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