Tailspin:_Behind_the_Korean_Airliner_Tragedy

<i>Coded Hostile</i>

Coded Hostile

1989 British television film

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, Chris Sarandon, Harris Yulin, Otto Jarman and Bradley Lavelle. It was produced by Granada Television, and first screened on ITV on 7 September 1989.[1] A revised version was screened by Channel 4 on 31 August 1993 to include details of subsequent events.

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Plot

Cast

STATE DEPARTMENT:

  • Michael Murphy as Richard Burt
  • Debora Weston as Carol
  • Colin Bruce as Dave
  • Marc Smith as Mort
  • Bill Bailey as Military
  • Peter Whitman and Francine Body as Watch Officers
  • Alexander Webb as Aide

PENTAGON:

NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL:

MISAWA LISTENING POST:

  • Ed O'Ross as Sgt. Duffy
  • Gavan O'Herlihy as Sgt. Muller
  • George Roth as Capt. Ames
  • Mark Burton as Levin
  • Otto Jarman as Clark
  • Bradley Lavelle as Jamie
  • Kieron Jecchinis as Coles
  • Matthew Freeman as Aaron
  • Andrea Browne and James Tillitt as Operatives

COBRA BALL:

TV NEWS:

LAWYERS:

SOVIET AIR DEFENCES:

KOREAN AIRLINES:

  • Togo Igawa as Capt. Chun
  • Takeshi Kawahara as Co-Pilot Flight 007
  • Soon-Tek Oh as Capt. Park
  • Eddie Yeo as Co-Pilot Flight 015

International Broadcasts

The film was first shown by HBO in the United States as Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy on 20 August 1989.[2][3][4]

See also

Shootdown

References

  1. [1]
    Simon Coward, Richard Down & Christopher Perry The Kaleidoscope British Independent Television Drama Research Guide 1955–2010, Kaleidoscope Publishing, 2nd edition, 2010, p.551, ISBN 978-1-900203-33-3
  2. [2]
    John Stark (1989-08-21). "Picks and Pans Review: Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy". People.com. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
  3. [3]
    "Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy (1989) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
  4. [4]
    Sandra Brennan. "Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy (1989) - David Darlow". AllMovie. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
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