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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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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  (1.008), releasedate: 10 october 1995.

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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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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.

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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

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Lionel Chetwynd

Original Writers Original Writers

William Hoffer Marilyn Hoffer

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George Appleby

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David Geddes

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Ronald H. Gilbert Joel Fields Leonard Hill

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Michael Webb

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Brock Jolliffe Randy Shymkiw

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Tom Turnbull

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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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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."

Alex 🇺🇦

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…

Jake Cowan

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.

Leroy Gauthier

Review by Leroy Gauthier

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

Jason Chirevas

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…

James

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.

unclenugget

Review by unclenugget

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

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Falling from the Sky: Flight 174
Directed by Jorge Montesi
Produced by Lisa Richardson
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Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 (also known as Freefall: 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. [1]

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Two airline pilots experience a sudden loss of power in the two engines of their airliner due to a fuel pump failure and end up crashing shortly afterwards, albeit in a flight simulator . In complete disbelief that such a scenario could ever happen in real life, they protest to the examiner. He tells them that "It isn't a dream. It happened."( [Note 1] )

A few years earlier, on July 23, 1983, at Dorval Airport in Montreal , the ground crew of Canada World Airways struggles to convert gallons into liters and pounds into kilograms, as they prepare to refuel a brand-new Boeing 767 bound for Edmonton . This is the first aircraft in the fleet to use the metric system and they are about to make a terrible conversion mistake. Meanwhile, Beth Pearson (Mariette Hartley) drives her husband, Captain Robert Pearson (William Devane), to the airport, unusually anxious about hosting her in-laws later that day. Elsewhere in Montréal, First Officer Maurice Quintal (Scott Hylands) reluctantly agrees to cover for an injured colleague, leaving behind his sick wife.

The two airmen feel uneasy about their 767 having an inoperative fuel gauge, but are somewhat reassured to see the ground crew measuring the quantity of fuel in the tanks: 20,345 kg, or so they believe, enough to take them to Vancouver . Their Flight Management Computer will constantly indicate the quantity on board. After a delay, the passengers board flight 174, including Rick Dion (Winston Rekert), the airline's chief mechanic, as well as his wife and three-year-old boy.

After takeoff, Dion visits Pearson on the flight deck. Their conversation is suddenly interrupted by a series of beeps indicating a failure with one of the fuel pumps. After activating the cross-feeding valve between the tanks, the alarm stops. Later, another fuel pump fails. Quintal revises the notepad used by the ground crew in Montréal and discovers they loaded 20,345 pounds (instead of kilograms) of fuel, less than half what they should have.

Pearson decides to divert to Winnipeg . The 767 is still far from that major airport, when suddenly, an alarm sounds, indicating they are out of fuel. It is followed by the failure of the two engines, and the complete shutdown of the instruments . Fortunately, a ram air turbine kicks in and provides limited power to the instruments. The aircraft has become a giant glider . The passengers face what they believe are their last moments alive.

Luckily, Pearson is a former glider pilot. Quintal suddenly remembers a closer airfield in Gimli and the crew decide to try to land there instead of attempting to reach Winnipeg or land in water. Unknown to them, the airfield's abandoned runway is occupied by race cars and young cyclists, which they have to dodge. The nose landing gear collapses, yet the aircraft stops within a few meters of the end of the runway. Everyone survives.

as Captain Robert Pearson as First Officer Maurice Quintal as Flight Attendant Lynn Brown as Senior Flight Attendant Larry Roberts as Pearl Dion as Air traffic controller Al Williams as Rick Dion as Beth Pearson as Len Daniels as James Nolan as Norma Sax as Simulator Co-Pilot as Pilot Dave as Simulator Pilot

Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 was based on Freefall: From 41,000 feet to Zero - A True Story by William and Marilyn Hoffer. Although retaining the real names of three key individuals: Pilots Bob Pearson and Maurice Quintal and Air Canada Maintenance Engineer and passenger Rick Dion, along with their families, the names of the other people and the airline and the flight number were changed. The aircraft in the flying sequences is a Boeing 767 airliner, but interior scenes were shot using a Boeing 747 mock-up .

Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 received decidedly mixed reviews. Film reviewer Hal Erickson said: "Although the actual story has enough inherent drama for five TV movies, the producers felt the necessity to add a few overly melodramatic touches to heighten the suspense; also, aviation enthusiasts weren't too happy with the script's inaccuracies, nor were movie purists impressed by the surprisingly shoddy computer enhanced special effects. Nonetheless, the film boasts excellent performances, especially from William Devane as Captain Bob Pearson." [2]

Todd Everett felt similarly in his review for Variety : "Though based on a real-life event, this air crash drama shows little suspense. Cast, heavy on unknown Canadians, lacks star value of various "Airport" and airplane-terror films; still, 'Falling From the Sky! Flight 174' shows canny instincts from network execs counterprogramming NBC's female-oriented 'A Woman of Independent Means' and, for that matter, CBS's Monday comedy bloc." [3]

  • ↑ The examiner is played by Robert Pearson, the actual pilot of the "Gimli Glider".
  • ↑ Witkin, Richard. "Jet's Fuel Ran Out After Metric Conversion Errors". The New York Times , July 30, 1983.
  • ↑ Erickson, Hal. "Overview: Freefall: Flight 174 (1995)." The New York Times . Retrieved: September 26, 2014.
  • ↑ Everett, Todd. "Review: ‘Falling from the Sky! Flight 174’." Variety , February 20, 1995. Retrieved: September 26, 2014.

Bibliography

  • Hoffer, William and Marilyn. Freefall: From 41,000 feet to Zero - A True Story. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1989. ISBN 978-0-671-69689-4 .
  • Stewart, Stanley. Emergency: Crisis on the Flightdeck. London: Airlife Publishing Ltd., 1992. ISBN 1-85310-348-9 .

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Falling from the Sky! Flight 174

Though based on a real-life event, this air crash drama shows little suspense. Cast, heavy on unknown Canadians, lacks star value of various "Airport" and airplane-terror films; still, "Falling From the Sky! Flight 174" shows canny instincts from network execs counterprogramming NBC's female-oriented "A Woman of Independent Means" and, for that matter, CBS's Monday comedy bloc.

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Though based on a real-life event, this air crash drama shows little suspense. Cast, heavy on unknown Canadians, lacks star value of various “Airport” and airplane-terror films; still, “Falling From the Sky! Flight 174” shows canny instincts from network execs counterprogramming NBC’s female-oriented “A Woman of Independent Means” and, for that matter, CBS’s Monday comedy bloc.

Most imagination here comes from the title, with exclamation point replacing the colon that’s virtually mandatory in TV docudramas.

William Devane stars as Bob Pearson, pilot for Canadian World Airlines which is, in 1983, converting to new 767 airliners and metric system of weights and measures.

Best — and scariest — moments of film come in the beginning, as members of ground crew try to figure out if plane’s fuel tanks are properly filled — whether new capacity is measured in liters, pounds, gallons, or kilograms, and how to convert measurements from one system to the other.

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Other than Devane, cast has little to do save look worried, panic, or maintain stiff upper lip. Plane lands safely, ho hum, with writer Lionel Chetwynd trying to pump up suspense by placing a young boy on a bicycle in jet’s landing path, and having Pearson run back to cabin with no obvious motivation after crew and passengers have been evacuated.

Most interesting passengers are John Novac as an uptight businessman, and Jeremy Wilkin as a retired Air Force officer who maintains his cool.

Production values look cheap, acting is adequate, and film is probably 30 minutes longer than it needs to be. Still, as a time killer, it doesn’t insult audience’s intelligence.

(Mon. (20), 9-11 p.m., ABC)

  • Production: Filmed in Vancouver, B.C., by Pacific Motion Pictures Corp. and Hill/Fields Entertainment. Executive producers, Leonard Hill, Joel Fields, Ron Gilbert; producers, Tom Rowe, Lisa Richardson; director, Jorge Montesi; script, Lionel Chetwynd, based on book "Freefall" by William and Marilyn Hoffer.
  • Crew: Camera, David Geddes; editor, George Appleby; production designer, Sandy Cochrane; sound, Ralph Parker; music, Ian Thomas.
  • Cast: Cast: William Devane, Scott Hylands, Shelley Hack, Kevin McNulty, Gwynyth Walsh, Gloria Carlin, Suzy Joachim, Nicholas Turturro, Winston Rekert, Mariette Hartley, Philip Granger, Philip Hayes, David Lewis, Sheelah Megill, John Novak, Joel Palmer, Molly Parker, Jeremy Wilkin, A.J. Bond, Tom Butler, Fulvo Cecere, Fred Henderson, Greg Rogers, Marcus Turner, Garry Davay, Lois Dellar, Alf Humphreys, Mitch Kosterman, Gloria Macarenko, Roman Podhora, Wendy Van Reisen, Marc Baur, Jeff Irvine, Paul Jarrett, P. Lynn Johnson, Akiko Morison, Bob Pearson, Callum Rennie.

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  1. Falling from the Sky: Flight 174

    Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 (also known as Freefall: Flight 174) is a 1995 Canadian thriller film directed by Jorge Montesi.Based on the events of Air Canada Flight 143, the film stars 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 ...

  2. Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 (TV Movie 1995)

    Falling from the Sky: Flight 174: Directed by Jorge Montesi. With William Devane, Scott Hylands, Shelley Hack, Kevin McNulty. True story of a brand-new Canadian airliner running out of fuel in-flight and forced to glide to the nearest airfield.

  3. Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 (TV Movie 1995)

    This movie goes by two titles: "Falling From The Sky" or "Freefall" - both adding "Flight 174." I saw it as "Freefall" and thought the title was a tad over-dramatic. Flight 174 was never actually in freefall - but it was out of fuel and many of its systems were crippled and it was reduced basically to gliding.

  4. Falling From the Sky! Flight 174

    Flight 174 (1995) Falling From the Sky! Flight 174 (1995) View more photos Movie Info. Synopsis Based on the true story of an Edmonton-bound Canada World Airways Boeing 767, which runs out of fuel ...

  5. Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 (1995)

    True story of a brand-new Canadian airliner running out of fuel in-flight and forced to glide to the nearest airfield. ... Film Movie Reviews Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 — 1995. Falling ...

  6. Falling from the Sky: Flight 174

    Falling from the Sky: Flight 174. 1995. 2 hr 0 mins. Drama. NR. Watchlist. A fact-based telefilm about an airliner that runs out of fuel in mid-flight. William Devane. Beth Pearson: Mariette Hartley.

  7. Falling From the Sky! Flight 174

    Falling From the Sky! Flight 174. TV-PG , 1h 36m. Drama,Mystery & Thriller. Directed By: Jorge Montesi. Streaming: Apr 16, 2018. Do you think we mischaracterized a critic's review?

  8. Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 (Movie, 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.

  9. Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 (movie, 1995)

    Production. Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 was based on Freefall: From 41,000 feet to Zero - A True Story by William and Marilyn Hoffer. Although retaining the real names of three key individuals: Pilots Bob Pearson and Maurice Quintal and Air Canada Maintenance Engineer and passenger Rick Dion, along with their families, the names of the ...

  10. Freefall: Flight 174

    Find trailers, reviews, ... Flight 174 (1995) - Jorge Montesi on AllMovie - The made-for-TV Falling From the Sky: ... Although the actual story has enough inherent drama for five TV movies, the producers felt the necessity to add a few overly melodramatic touches to heighten the suspense; also, aviation enthusiasts weren't too happy with the ...

  11. Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 Reviews

    Check out the exclusive TV Guide movie review and see our movie rating for Falling from the Sky: Flight 174

  12. Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 (TV) (1995)

    Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 (TV) is a film directed by Jorge Montesi with William Devane, Scott Hylands, Shelley Hack, Kevin McNulty .... Year: 1995. Original title: Falling from the Sky: Flight 174. Synopsis: True story of a brand-new Canadian airliner running out of fuel in-flight and forced to glide to the nearest airfield.You can watch Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 (TV) through ...

  13. ‎Freefall: Flight 174 (1995) directed by Jorge Montesi • Reviews, film

    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." Alex 🇺🇦 ★★★.

  14. Freefall: Flight 174 (1995)

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

  15. Falling from the Sky: Flight 174

    Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 (also known as Freefall: 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 ...

  16. Falling from the Sky! Flight 174

    Feb 20, 1995 11:00pm PT. Falling from the Sky! Flight 174. Though based on a real-life event, this air crash drama shows little suspense. Cast, heavy on unknown Canadians, lacks star value of ...

  17. Falling from the Sky: Flight 174

    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 ...

  18. Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 (TV Movie 1995)

    FREEFALL: FLIGHT 174 is a TV movie thriller much in the vein of the AIRPORT movies of the 1970s. In it, a Canadian airliner runs out of fuel mid-journey and has to find somewhere to land before it crashes. ... After reading some of these reviews about the inaccuracies of the movie it kinda makes me laugh. I mean what movie is totally accurate ...

  19. Freefall: Flight 174

    Check out the exclusive TV Guide movie review and see our movie rating for Freefall: Flight 174

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