The Flight That Fought Back (2005)

Directed by

Bruce Goodison

Genre

documentary, drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 35m

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This docudrama reconstructs the events on United Airlines Flight 93 during the September 11 attacks. It blends interviews with family and witnesses along with actors portraying the passengers, crew, and hijackers.

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What happens

The Flight That Fought Back is a 2005 American 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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