The Flight (1988)
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In June of 1985, TWA Athens-to-Rome flight 847 was seized by two fanatical, grenade-wielding Hezbollah Moslems. The hijacking was dragged out for 17 days, during which time several of the terrified passengers were beaten and one was killed. Written by Norman Morrill, the made-for-TV The Taking of… More In June of 1985, TWA Athens-to-Rome flight 847 was seized by two fanatical, grenade-wielding Hezbollah Moslems. The hijacking was dragged out for 17 days, during which time several of the terrified passengers were beaten and one was killed. Written by Norman Morrill, the made-for-TV The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson stars Lindsay Wagner as courageous American purser Uli Derickson, whose knowledge of German enables her to communicate with the chief hijacker, a Shiite Lebanese who calls himself Castro (Eli Danker). When the ordeal was over, Derickson was credited with saving many lives and preventing the crisis from becoming far worse than it already was. It is a tribute to Lindsay Wagner's acting talent that, although most of the film's dialogue is spoken in German, the audience never has any difficulty following the story. The Taking of Flight 847 first aired May 2, 1988. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Paul Wendkos
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jun 1, 1988 Wide
- Studio
- Trimark
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Cast
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Lindsay Wagner
as Uli Derickson
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Eli Danker
as Castro
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Sandy McPeak
as Captain Testrake
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Ray Wise
as Phil Maresca
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Leslie Easterbrook
as Audrey
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Laurie Walters
as Jane
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Nick Angotti
as Scott Homes
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Valorie Armstrong
as Red Coat
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Wren T. Brown
as Ernie Jackson
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Micah Grant
as Ken Taylor
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Bridget Hoffman
as Mrs. Panos
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Barry Jenner
as Ben Zimmerman
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Philip Levien
as Weisman
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Jim McMullan
as Russell
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Joseph Nasser
as Saiid
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Steven Eckholdt
as Robert Stethem
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Emile Beaucard
as Ali Atwa
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Brandon Bluhm
as Matthew
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Lynn Tufeld
as Mrs. Weisman
