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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1988-01-01
Runtime: 100 mins
Director: Paul Wendkos
Writer: Norman Morrill
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Genres: TV Movie, Thriller
Original title: The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story
Production Companies: Columbia Pictures Television, NBC
Production Countries: United States of America

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