Falling from the sky or freefall both adding flight 174. This second list will be updated as new films are released. Based on the true story of an edmontonbound canada world airways boeing 767, which runs out of fuel at cruise altitude and begins to drop out of the sky with 60 people on board. Pilots bob pearson and maurice quintal and air canada maintenance engineer and passenger rick dion, along with their families, the names of the other people and the airline and the flight number were changed. This is a true story about an airliner only a few days old that ran out of fuel at high altitude over canada, with passengers aboard. No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to falling from the sky.
The true story of canada world airways brandnew boeing 767 passenger jet that ran out of fuel at cruising altitude and started to fall from the sky. Flight 174 though based on a reallife event, this air crash drama shows little suspense. It was released directtovideo in the uk in 1999 and wasnt released in the us until august 26, 2005. William devane, scott hylands, shelley hack tagline. True story of a brandnew canadian airliner running out.
True story of a brandnew canadian airliner running out of. This list is a continuation from airplane disaster movies 19391995. The captain and first officer face a potentially deadly disaster. Having watched this film last night, i can also report that the opening credits call it freefall flight 174. True story of a brandnew canadian airliner running out of fuel in flight and forced to glide to the nearest airfield. While en route from montreal to edmonton, a brandnew boeing 767 runs out. Flight 174 movie, hero, heroine, etc is available in our gallery section. Montesi directed a bunch of episodes for tv series, among which andromeda, cold squad, forever knight, the outer. Flight 174 is a 1995 madefortelevision film based on the reallife events of air. Her alcoholic mother, reese, tells her that the disease runs in the family, and she is at risk.
This is the story depicted in falling from the sky. Flight 174 tv movie falling from the sky is a canadian tv movie based on a 1983 reallife event. The flight number was changed from 143 to 174 in the movie. Flight 174 is a 1995 madefortelevision film based on the reallife events of air canada flight 143, nicknamed the gimli glider, sta. Flight 174 1995 cast and crew the captain william devane of a canadian jet prepares for an emergency landing when it suddenly runs out of fuel. Flight 174, it was based on a true story about air canada flight 143, a brandnew boeing 767 that in 1983 lost fuel midflight and freefalled its way to safety. Its 1982 and canadas recent conversion to the metric system leads to a serious miscalculation in fueling a brandnew boeing 767. Although retaining the real names of three key individuals. Flight 174 is poorly written, produced, and directed, and has acting that i would classify at best mediocre. Last night, while browsing the movie section of, i came across a title that looked interesting. The parts of the movie about converting fuel measurement to liters from gallonspounds is accurate. From 41,000 feet to zero a true story by william and marilyn hoffer. Oct 11, 2019 last night, while browsing the movie section of, i came across a title that looked interesting. Flight 174 was based on a true story that occurred high over canada in july of 1983.
Freefall flight 174 1995 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. True story of a brandnew canadian airliner running out of fuel inflight and forced to glide to the nearest airfield. I saw it as freefall and thought the title was a tad overdramatic. Unable to make a nearest airport as both engines had stopped, the pilot and co pilot skilfully glided the plane. Airways brandnew boeing 767 passenger jet that ran out of fuel at cruising altitude and started to fall from the sky. Flight 174 was never actually in freefall but it was out of fuel and many of its systems were crippled and it was reduced basically to gliding. Set in 1983, the film follows the crew, their families and the passengers of. Flight 174 certainly does not do any justice to the actual incident that occurred in july 1983. Having watched this film last night, i can also report that the opening credits call it. Ac143 left 24 minutes late due to the fuel gauge failure. Flight 174, 1995, directed by jorge montesi, with mariette hartley, jeff irvine, marc baur, at turner classic movies. Flight 174 the 1995 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Flight 174 tv movie 1995 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Its a drama about an airliner that runs out of fuel while flying from montreal to edmonton, canada. Freefall flight 174 16th november 2006 dvd 90 mins 1. The discovery channel canada national geographic tv series mayday covered the incident in a 2008 episode titled gimli glider. Flight 174 stars williamdevane, mariettehartley, shelleyhack, nicholasturturro the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 36 min, and received a score of out of. Freefall flight 174 dvd movie video at cd universe, based on a true story, an airline captain william devane of the missiles of october discovers that the boeing. Flight 174 when the film poster quite clearly calls it freefall 174. The real flight 143 made an intermediate stop in ottawa, ontario.
Aside from shelley, it starred william devane, scott hylands, kevin mcnulty and nicholas turturro. Freefall flight 174 1995 the madefortv falling from the sky. Falling sky is a 1998 american drama film starring karen allen, brittany murphy and jeremy jordan. That incident, involving air canada flight 143, was actually quite amazing, and so improbable as to almost defy belief. Based on the novel freefall by william and marilyn mona hoffer, this madefortv movie was aired for the first time in english on the abc network u. The episode featured interviews with survivors and a dramatic recreation of the flight.
Flight 174 cabletv play jorge montesi directed the movie, writing credits go to william hoffer author of midnight express and marilyn hoffer for the book freefall, and to lionel chetwynd for the teleplay. With william devane, scott hylands, shelley hack, kevin mcnulty. True story of a brandnew canadian airliner running out of fuel inflight and forced to glide to the. May 08, 2016 shelley starred in the tv movie freefall. Flight 174 is a 1995 madefortelevision film based on the reallife events of air canada flight 143, nicknamed the gimli glider, starring william devane, scott hylands, shelley hack and mariette hartley.