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The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story (1988)

Directed by Paul Wendkos

TV Movie, Thriller · 1h 40m

This made-for-television film documents the takeover of the TWA airliner in flight from Athens to Rome in 1985. The focus is on the flight attendant, Uli Derickson, whose courage and hope helped save all but one of the passengers on the plane. The movie chronicles the first 2 days and the aftermath.

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Cast

Lindsay Wagner Uli Derickson Eli Danker Castro Sandy McPeak Captain Testrake Ray Wise Phil Maresca Leslie Easterbrook Audrey Laurie Walters Jane
J
Joseph Nasser Saiid Barry Jenner Ben Zimmerman Micah Grant Ken Taylor Jim McMullan Russell Steven Eckholdt Robert Stetham
P
Philip Levien Weisman

Crew

Director
Paul Wendkos
Writer
Norman Morrill
Director of Photography
Chuck Arnold
Original Music Composer
Gil Mellé
Editor
James Galloway
Producer
Jay Benson

Details

Release date
1988-01-01
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
TV Movie, Thriller
Original language
EN
Countries
United States of America
Production
Columbia Pictures Television, NBC