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.
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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
Micah Grant
Ken Taylor
Jim McMullan
Russell
Steven Eckholdt
Robert Stetham
Philip Levien
Weisman
Lynn Tufeld
Mrs. Weisman
Edwin Gerard
Dr. Panos
Bridget Hoffman
Mrs. Panos
