1988
6.6 (5 votes)
1h 40m
Genres
TV Movie
Thriller
Production Companies
Columbia Pictures Television
NBC
NBC
The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Paul Wendkos
Writer: Norman Morrill
Producer: Jay Benson
Director of Photography: Chuck Arnold
Top Cast
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
