The Arrow(1997)
The right stuff. The wrong time.
The story of the Avro Arrow, the world's fastest fighter plane built in 1950's Canada, and how the project was dropped due to political pressure from the United States.
Movie: The Arrow
Top 10 Billed Cast
Crawford Gordon Jr.
Kate O'Hara
Jim Chamberlin
James (Jim) Floyd
Fred Smye
Edward Critchley
Joe Paloffski
Ruby Paloffski
C.D. Howe
John George Diefenbaker
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The story of the Avro Arrow, the world's fastest fighter plane built in 1950's Canada, and how the project was dropped due to political pressure from the United States.
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1997-01-12
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The right stuff. The wrong time.
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