Authentic drama of United Airlines flight 232 from Denver to Chicago. The DC-10 crashed during an emergency landing at Sioux City Gateway Airport on July 19, 1989. 184 people survived, partly thanks to the ground rescue workers who had 40 minutes to prepare for the event
Acting
Heston's granite gravitas vs. Thomas's quietly frayed everyman.
Direction
Johnson lets silences scream louder than explosions.
Practical Effects
Pre-CGI crash staging that still guts you.
Director
Lamont Johnson
Charlton Heston
Captain Al Haynes
Richard Thomas
Gary Brown
James Coburn
Jim Hathaway
Leon Russom
Bob Hamilton
John M. Jackson
Lt. Colonel Dennis Nielsen
Tom O'Brien
Chris Porter
Philip Baker Hall
Sam Gochenour
Tom Everett
Mack Zubinski
Carmen Argenziano
First Officer Bill Records
Bruce McGill
Flight Engineer Dudley Dvorak
Arthur Rosenberg
Dennis Fitch
Steven M. Porter
Gary Anderson
Stephanie Dunnam
Elaine Brown
Mariangela Pino
Marcia Poole
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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