The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story (1988)
- Starring:
- Lindsay Wagner, Eli Danker, (more)
- Director(s):
- Paul Wendkos
Synopsis of The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story
In June of 1985, TWA Athens-to-Rome flight 847 was seized by two fanatical, grenade-wielding Hezbollah Moslems. The hijacking was dragged out for 17 days, during which time several of the terrified passengers were beaten and one was killed. Written by Norman Morrill, the made-for-TV The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson stars Lindsay Wagner as courageous American purser Uli Derickson, whose knowledge of German enables her to communicate with the chief hijacker, a Shiite Lebanese who calls himself Castro (Eli Danker). When the ordeal was over, Derickson was credited with saving many lives and preventing the crisis from becoming far worse than it already was. It is a tribute to Lindsay Wagner's acting talent that, although most of the film's dialogue is spoken in German, the audience never has any difficulty following the story. The Taking of Flight 847 first aired May 2, 1988. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story
- Lindsay Wagner - Uli Derickson
- Sandy McPeak - Captain Testrake
- Leslie Easterbrook - Audrey
- Nick Angotti - Scott Homes
- Steven Eckholdt - Robert Stethem
- Brandon Bluhm - Matthew
- Wren T. Brown - Ernie Jackson
- Bridget Hoffman - Mrs. Panos
- Philip Levien - Weisman
- Joseph Nasser - Saiid
- Eli Danker - Castro
- Ray Wise - Phil Maresca
- Laurie Walters - Jane
- Valorie Armstrong - Red Coat
- Lynn Tufeld - Mrs. Weisman
- Emile Beaucard - Ali Atwa
- Micah Grant - Ken Taylor
- Barry Jenner - Ben Zimmerman
- Jim McMullan - Russell
- Director(s):
- Paul Wendkos
- Producer(s):
- Jay Benson
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