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Coded Hostile
Coded Hostile title
Written byBrian Phelan
Directed byDavid Darlow
StarringMichael Murphy
Michael Moriarty
Chris Sarandon
Harris Yulin
Otto Jarman
Bradley Lavelle
ComposerDavid Ferguson
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languagesEnglish, Korean, Russian
Production
ProducerJohn Smithson
CinematographyWitold Stok
EditorChris Gill
Running time82 minutes
Production companiesGranada Television
HBO Showcase
Original release
NetworkITV
ReleaseSeptember 7, 1989 (1989-09-07)

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.

Plot

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Cast

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STATE DEPARTMENT:

  • Michael Murphy as Assistant U.S. Secretary of State 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:

  • Michael Moriarty as Major Hank Daniels
  • Harris Yulin as General Tyson
  • Jay Patterson as Gene
  • Shane Rimmer as Admiral Riley
  • Nic D'Avirro as Norman
  • Weston Gavin as Vince
  • Stephen Hoye as Captain Beales
  • Eugene Brell and Colin Stinson as Operators
  • Thomasine Heiner as Mrs. Tyson

NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL:

MISAWA LISTENING POST:

  • Ed O'Ross as Sergeant Duffy
  • Gavan O'Herlihy as Sergeant Muller
  • George Roth as Captain 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 Captain Chun
  • Takeshi Kawahara as Co-Pilot Flight 007
  • Soon-Tek Oh as Captain Park
  • Eddie Yeo as Co-Pilot Flight 015

International Broadcasts

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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

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Shootdown

References

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  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. ^ John Stark (1989-08-21). "Picks and Pans Review: Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy". People.com. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
  3. ^ "Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy (1989) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
  4. ^ Sandra Brennan. "Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy (1989) - David Darlow". AllMovie. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
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