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12 January 1997 (Canada) moreTagline:
The right stuff. The wrong time.Plot:
The true story of how Canada built and destroyed the world's most advanced fighter plane back in the 1950s. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
9 wins & 7 nominations moreUser Comments:
An interesting (not perfect) story moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Dan Aykroyd | ... | Crawford Gordon |
 | Sara Botsford | ... | Kate O'Hara |
| Ron White | ... | Jack Woodman |
 | Aidan Devine | ... | Jim Chamberlin |
| Nigel Bennett | ... | James (Jim) Floyd |
 | Jonathan Whittaker | ... | Fred Smye |
| Ian D. Clark | ... | Edward Critchley |
 | David Brown | ... | Joe Paloffski (as Dave Brown) |
| Catherine Fitch | ... | Ruby Paloffski |
| Robin Gammell | ... | C.D. Howe |
| Robert Haley | ... | John George Diefenbaker |
| Michael Moriarty | ... | President Dwight D. Eisenhower |
 | Michael Ironside | ... | CIA Director |
 | Christopher Plummer | ... | George Hees |
| Mauralea Austin | ... | June Callwood |
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180 minCountry:
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To make the Avro Arrow fly they filmed radio controlled models of the Arrow from a helicopter. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: In the movie the engines were silent when the sound barrier was broken. When one breaks the sound barrier, the engines do not all of a sudden become quiet. The sound can be heard through the aircraft itself. moreFAQ
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Having seen the mini-series when it initially aired and seen again since, I think that what "The Arrow" tries to do (and accomplishes pretty well, I'd say) is to do what few Canadian films do: that is, it tries to introduce a little bit of mythology into a Canadian story. Certainly, as far as Canadian events go, the story of the Arrow is one that still resonates in the Canadian psyche as an opportunity thrown away by the politicians of the day. Having the Arrow fly off to parts unknown at the end plays into that wish to be able to correct the mistakes of the past.
That said, it was an enjoyable mini-series and didn't play any faster or more loosely with the facts than most of what passes for "historical" narrative. The casting was well-done and it did a good job showing the social impact of the Arrow project