In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

After bugging my brother in law forever, he finally found a copy of this curious movie from 46yrs ago. It remains interesting today because no expense was spared with the cast - the fine performances keep this eerie tale alive. It's about a B-25 Mitchell Bomber being found in the Libyan Desert 17 years after the war. Even though the story looks like it may run out of steam - it keeps drawing you in, right up to the haunting resolution. It's always impressive when major real-life items are found years after their mysterious disappearance. In this case it's the finding of a WW11 plane (The Lady Be Good) that's finally found where it came down in the Libyan Desert so long ago. This actual discovery (in 1958) must have made a considerable impression on writer Guerdon Trueblood (grandson of General Billy Mitchell) as he seems to have based his 'Sole Survior' story on the locating of that ill-fated aircraft - lost, after its first (and only) combat mission - resulting in the tragic loss of all lives on board. The aircraft featured in 'Sole Survivor', while a different model, is also found about the same time after it went missing. Trueblood then tells the story of a military investigation into what could possibly have gone so terribly wrong, so long ago. The newly re-mastered DVD release is good looking indeed. Who knows, we just might find another of those unforgettably haunting classics of the small screen "A Cold Nights Death" from around the same time - remastered for us all to enjoy once more....now, might that also be possible?

FINALLY I have found the movie I was looking for. I could not remember the name of this movie until now thank you i remember the whole movie almost but I could not remember the name until I saw it. I thought it was one of the most moving and really good movie I remember the stars in it It was by accident I found you guys.and for anyone who wants to buy a copy of it they are selling it on ebay. If anyone else knows of anywhere else to get it let us know. I thought that the acting from Richard Basehart and Vince Edwards and William Shantner was excellent and the guys who were the ghost did an excellent job as well it was well written and well acted by all very good direction and special effects. The whole entire movie had everything right. it is good when the whole crew and the actors come together and make such a good movie I thought the story line was excellent of course Dean Knootz is an excellent writer.

Well, unlike some comments, for some reason, I have always known the title... But like many, I've only seen it ONCE.Why this post -- SciFi channel running the Twilight Zone episode that just barely reminds one of the movie.Soul Survivor is one movie that, if not to be available on DVD, would be a viable movie for showing on the SciFi channel... Though I think I'd prefer DVD.Like others, this is a movie that STICKS with one... It is hard to forget -- even after 35 years. (ouch... to think that I was less than 15 at the time... and didn't even recognize Shatner!)

Its strange to read some of the comments above, we all seem to have the same story about this movie, the fact that we all saw it so long ago, for me over 20 years, and searched for the title and finally finding the movie, and enjoying it all over again...its strange how a film can touch so many people in the same way. I have seen thousands of movies in the past but have never had a film touch me and make me search so long to see it again. I actually sat with my children to watch the movie, and they seem to enjoy it, but who knows they be the next travellers on the quest.... I'm just glad that I have finally come to the end of the journey, and was able to purchase a copy of this film from Ebay...thank god for Ebay and the Internet, Or who knows how long the journey would have lasted....