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

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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