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2005 American TV series or program
The Flight That Fought Back
DVD cover
Written byPhil Craig
Victoria Spark
Directed byBruce Goodison
StarringKiefer Sutherland
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerPhil Craig
Running time90 minutes
Original release
NetworkDiscovery Channel
ReleaseSeptember 11, 2005 (2005-09-11)

The Flight That Fought Back is a docudrama film produced by the London-based company Brook Lapping Productions for the Discovery Channel, about United Airlines Flight 93. The program debuted in the United States on September 11, 2005, marking the fourth anniversary of the event on which it is based.

The dramatic film, narrated by Kiefer Sutherland and featuring a cast of actors playing hijackers, passengers and crew, and interviews with witnesses and relatives/acquaintances of the real individuals involved, reconstructs the events that led to Flight 93's crash in Stonycreek Township, Pennsylvania, approximately 150 miles (240 km) northwest of Washington, D.C., during the September 11 attacks in 2001.

Crew

The film was directed by Bruce Goodison and edited by London-based documentary filmmaker Joby Gee. It starred Greg Benson as passenger Tom Burnett, Jason LeGrande as passenger Mark Bingham, and Pej Vahdat as terrorist Ziad Jarrah. Original music was provided for the film by London-based post-rock musician Mark Beazley, more frequently known as Rothko, and composer Gavin Skinner.

Charity

Discovery is donating all proceeds from sales from the DVD to the construction of the permanent Flight 93 National Memorial.

Reception

The film received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Made-for-Television Movie.

International release

The film aired on Five in the United Kingdom on January 5, 2006; on Channel One in Russia on September 8, 2007; on the Japanese Discovery Channel as well as the German television channel Kabel1 on September 11, 2007; and on Irish channel RTÉ2 on September 11, 2010.

See also

References

  1. "'Grey's,' '24' among top Emmy nominees". CNN. July 6, 2006. Retrieved July 10, 2008.

External links

United Airlines Flight 93
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