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Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 is a 1995 made-for-television film based on the real-life events of Air Canada Flight 143, nicknamed the "Gimli Glider", starring William Devane, Scott Hylands, Shelley Hack and Mariette Hartley. Set in 1983, the film follows the crew, their families and the passengers of the flight, from the preparations for departure to the emergency landing on an abandoned airfield in Manitoba, and everything in between.
Original Release
02/20/1995
US Release
02/20/1995
Cast
Name | Character |
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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 |
Directors
Writers
William Hoffer, Marilyn Hoffer, Lionel Chetwynd
Cast
Name | Character |
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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 |
Philip Granger | Phil Lyons |
Philip Maurice Hayes | Bob Rand |
David James Lewis | Frank Farr |
Sheelah Megill | Mrs. Hebert |
John Novak | Len Daniels |
Joel Palmer | Chris Dion |
Molly Parker | Norma Sax |
Jeremy Wilkin | James Nolan |
Marc Baur | Burns |
Tom Butler | Pilot Dave |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Joel Fields | Executive Producer |
Ronald H. Gilbert | Executive Producer |
Leonard Hill | Executive Producer |
Lisa Richardson | Producer |
Tom Rowe | Producer |