The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story (1988)
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.
- Released
- 1988-01-01
- Genres
- TV Movie, Thriller
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Paul Wendkos
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 from 7 votes
Cast
- Lindsay Wagner as Uli Derickson
- Eli Danker as Castro
- Sandy McPeak as Captain Testrake
- Ray Wise as Phil Maresca
- Leslie Easterbrook as Audrey
- Laurie Walters as Jane
- Joseph Nasser as Saiid
- Barry Jenner as Ben Zimmerman
- Micah Grant as Ken Taylor
- Jim McMullan as Russell
- Steven Eckholdt as Robert Stetham
- Philip Levien as Weisman
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