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Falling from the Sky: Flight 174

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William Devane (Capt. Bob Pearson) Scott Hylands (Maurice Quintal) Shelley Hack (Lynn Brown) Kevin McNulty (Larry Roberts) Gwynyth Walsh (Pearl Dion) Gloria Carlin (Meg) Saraphina Joachim (Florence Bisaillon) Nicholas Turturro (Al Williams) Winston Rekert (Rick Dion) Mariette Hartley (Beth Pearson)

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True story of a brand-new Canadian airliner running out of fuel in-flight and forced to glide to the nearest airfield.

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Freefall: flight 174.

Directed by Jorge Montesi

A true story of a hero in the making

True story of a brand-new Canadian airliner running out of fuel in-flight and forced to glide to the nearest airfield.

William Devane Scott Hylands Shelley Hack Kevin McNulty Gwynyth Walsh Gloria Carlin Suzy Joachim Nicholas Turturro Winston Rekert Mariette Hartley Philip Granger Philip Maurice Hayes David James Lewis Sheelah Megill John Novak Joel Palmer Molly Parker Jeremy Wilkin Marc Baur Tom Butler Fulvio Cecere Fred Henderson Paul Jarrett Roman Podhora Garry Davey Lois Dellar Alf Humphreys Mitchell Kosterman Gloria Macarenko Show All… Marcus Turner Wendy Van Riesen Jeff Irvine P. Lynn Johnson Akiko Morison Bob Pearson Callum Keith Rennie Greg Rogers Jim Hanks

Director Director

Jorge Montesi

Producers Producers

Tom Rowe Lisa Richardson

Writer Writer

Lionel Chetwynd

Original Writers Original Writers

William Hoffer Marilyn Hoffer

Casting Casting

Editor editor.

George Appleby

Cinematography Cinematography

David Geddes

Assistant Director Asst. Director

Executive producers exec. producers.

Ronald H. Gilbert Joel Fields Leonard Hill

Lighting Lighting

Camera operator camera operator, set decoration set decoration.

Michael Webb

Special Effects Special Effects

Brock Jolliffe Randy Shymkiw

Visual Effects Visual Effects

Tom Turnbull

Stunts Stunts

Duane Dickinson Jim Dunn Dave Hospes

Sound Sound

Kerry Uchida

Costume Design Costume Design

Makeup makeup.

Sydney Silvert Robbi O'Quinn

Hairstyling Hairstyling

Michael Pachal

Pacific Motion Pictures Hill/Fields Entertainment

Alternative Titles

Falling from the Sky: Flight 174, 死亡航班174, 紧急降落174, 惊险174, Schreckensflug der Boeing 767, Pánico en el vuelo 174, 767 en Détresse, Szabadesés: A 174-es járat, Volo 174: caduta libera

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10 oct 1995, releases by country.

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Review by Loud_real_loud ★★★

Nobody I follow has seen this, I am a pioneer! Made for TV disaster style with a plane up in Canada. I felt some tension. It did good for its drama with a side of cheese curds, and thankfully this true story had a Canadian ending... you KNOW, like when you go to the Ballet and have some Molsons. Small handful of faces you'll recognize, but I wanted to hear, "what's your vector, Victor" when they were talking emergency shop with the control tower, cuz they couldn't stop saying vector. Molly Parker (#24 my damies!) you absolute babe.

"I should have worked on loving. I never did love working."

Review by Alex 🇺🇦 ★★★

Based on the famous Gimbli Glider incident, Freefall: Flight 174 recounts the events and it is a good, entertaining Made for TV film with a talented cast. The true story is incredible and of course it would make for an interesting film, and with Freefall, we have a film based on that event and the resulting film is an interesting, well crafted feature that considering its Made for TV feel still manages to be a good viewing for what it is. It's certainly not the best TV film, yet it is a film that is much better than your usual made for TV fair. I quite enjoyed this film, and though it very much has a TV feel to the…

Review by Jake Cowan ★★★

Missing from the final “where are they now” sequence, and maybe the craziest part of the story: The Gimli Glider remained in service until 2008, meaning future passengers could have watched this as an inflight movie while on the actual plane.

Review by Leroy Gauthier

Listened to my roommate babble on autistically about planes the whole time while watching it. Fun time.

Review by Jason Chirevas ★★★½

This TV movie dramatizes a real 1983 incident in which the pilots of a brand-new Canada World Airways Boeing 767, en route from Montreal to Edmonton, run out of fuel nowhere near their destination and have to glide “dead stick” to somewhere, anywhere they can try to land.

How’d this happen? The fuel techs effed up their pounds-to-liters conversation, and the plane’s fuel indicator was busted. Not kidding.

Made for what looks like next to nothing, this production succeeds with quality direction, editing and some nice performances. William Devane evokes latter-day Glenn Ford as the veteran airline captain charged with keeping the big Boeing gliding while his first officer (Scott Hylands) and the company’s best mechanic (Winston Rekert) try to…

Review by James ★★½ 3

Inoffensive trash. It does so little I can't even be mad, but I definitely don't recommend it. But it's not like you'd watch it anyway.

Review by unclenugget

It delivers what it promises, a plane gliding from the sky.

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Freefall: Flight 174

Film details, brief synopsis, cast & crew, jorge montesi, mariette hartley, scott hylands, winston reckert, gwynyth walsh, technical specs.

When a plane mysteriously runs out of fuel in mid-air, the passengers and crew endure a tension-filled search for a safe landing site. Based on an actual incident.

Callum Keith Rennie

Fred henderson, jeremy wilkin, lois dellar, mitchell kosterman, fulvio cecere, garry davey, shelley hack, roman podhora, suzy joachim, p. lynn johnson, david lewis, gloria carlin, william devane, gloria macarenko, nick turturro, akiko morison, philip maurice hayes, greg rogers, joel palmer, marcus turner, jeff irvine, bob pearson, alfred e humphreys, kevin mcnulty, wendy van reisen, molly parker, philip granger, paul jarrett, sheelah megill, raymond alley, dave anderson, george r. appleby, gary armstrong, david axford, greg beaton, stewart bethune, susan brouse, richard bullock, lionel chetwynd, sandy cochrane, bob crippen, joel fields, bruce fingarson, david geddes, dean giammarco, dave gordon, paul guenette, ken hayward, leonard hill, marilyn hoffer, william hoffer, nigel hollick, achim karitza, linda kelly, terry murray, michael pachal, ralph parker, lisa richardson, paul sharpe, randy shymkiw, sydney silbert, ken staniforth, tom turnbull, pascal verschooris, nick watson, michael webb, willy a wilson, glenn woodruff, miscellaneous notes.

Aired in United States February 20, 1995

Includes the disclaimer: "The following film is based on an actual event that occurred on July 23, 1983. Names have been changed, composite characters used, and certain scenes were created for dramatic purposes."

Previous title: "Freefall."

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When a plane traveling from Montreal to Edmonton runs out of fuel due to a miscalculation, its crew and passengers brace for the worst and must figure out how to survive the ordeal.

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Freefall: Flight 174

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Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 (1995)

Genre: drama / action, duration: 91 minuten, alternative title: freefall: flight 174, country: canada / united states, directed by: jorge montesi, stars: william devane , scott hylands and shelley hack, imdb score: 5,9  (1.002), releasedate: 10 october 1995.

Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 plot

A brand new Boeing 767, owned by Canada World Airlines, leaves Montreal and heads for Edmonton. When the plane has reached the correct altitude and heading, the unthinkable happens: the plane loses kerosene. The crew foresees a disaster, as the aircraft loses more and more altitude. Based on a true story.

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A fact-based telefilm about an airliner that runs out of fuel in mid-flight. William Devane. Beth Pearson: Mariette Hartley. Al Williams: Nicholas Turturro. Lynn Brown: Shelley Hack. Maurice Quintal: Scott Hylands. Jorge Montesi directed.

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