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Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac(1984)
Status: Released
Date: 1984-04-01
47%
10 Votes
Time: 2h 0m
The True Story
Overview:
Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac is a true story based on the crash of Air Florida flight 90 on January 13, 1982 in Washington D.C. This movie follows the main players throughout the day, with a lot of care taken to re-create what actually went wrong, who died, and who survived. There is a lot of actual footage from the day, as well as accurate representations of aircraft type and airline.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Finnegan/Pinchuk Productions
Movie: Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac
Top 10 Billed Cast
Barry Corbin
Burt Hamilton
Jeannetta Arnette
Nicki Felch
Stephen Macht
Joe Stiley
Richard Masur
Roger Olian
Dinah Manoff
Priscilla Tirado
Donnelly Rhodes
Arland Williams
Jamie Rose
Marilyn Nichols
K Callan
Barbara Hamilton
Jane Kaczmarek
Donna Olian
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Overview
Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac is a true story based on the crash of Air Florida flight 90 on January 13, 1982 in Washington D.C. This movie follows the main players throughout the day, with a lot of care taken to re-create what actually went wrong, who died, and who survived. There is a lot of actual footage from the day, as well as accurate representations of aircraft type and airline.
Release Date
1984-04-01
Average
4.7
Rating:
2.4 startsTagline
The True Story
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