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The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story (1988) (TV)
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2 May 1988 (USA) morePlot:
This made-for-television film documents the takeover of the TWA airliner in flight from Athens to Rome in 1985... more | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Surprisingly low-key and effective hostage drama moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Lindsay Wagner | ... | Uli Derickson | |
| Eli Danker | ... | Castro | |
| Sandy McPeak | ... | Captain Testrake | |
| Ray Wise | ... | Phil Maresca | |
| Leslie Easterbrook | ... | Audrey | |
| Laurie Walters | ... | Jane | |
| Joseph Nasser | ... | Saiid | |
| Barry Jenner | ... | Ben Zimmerman | |
| Valorie Armstrong | ... | Woman in red coat | |
| Jim McMullan | ... | Russell | |
| Steven Eckholdt | ... | Robert Stethem | |
| Philip Levien | ... | Weisman | |
| Lynn Tufeld | ... | Mrs. Weisman | |
| Edwin Gerard | ... | Dr. Panos | |
| Bridget Hoffman | ... | Mrs. Panos |
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Continuity: The exterior shots of the TWA plane indicate it is a Boeing 727-200. However the interior shots show a galley in the middle of the aircraft, which is a feature of the slightly smaller 727-100. moreQuotes:
[after shooting Robert Stethem and throwing his body on the tarmac]Castro: Now they will listen.
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And you thought your last vacation was bad! This modest 1987 made-for-TV docudrama, starring Lindsay Wagner as flight attendant Uli Derickson, does a surprisingly good job of depicting a 1985 Arab hijacking without too much of the expected overdone histrionics or Rambo-esquire heroics. The writing carefully and sensibly sticks to Derickson's perspective. This is certainly one of Wagner's best roles; she is affecting, again without being overly glamorized.
If this all has something of a Reader's Digest Drama-in-Real-Life feel to it, that goes with the territory. No great contribution to world cinema, but well done.