Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy (1989)

Directed by

David Darlow

Genre

thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 20m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This film dramatizes the real 1983 incident where a Korean airliner was shot down by Soviet jets. It follows the events leading up to the tragedy and the political aftermath.

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What happens

Coded Hostile, also known in the United States, and in other international jurisdictions, as Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy, is a 1989 British television film directed by David Darlow and written by Brian Phelan, about the real life shoot-down of Korean Air Flight 007. The film stars Michael Murphy, Michael Moriarty and Chris Sarandon. It was produced by Granada Television, and first screened on ITV on 7 September 1989. A revised version was screened by Channel 4 on 31 August 1993 to include details of subsequent events. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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