The Flight That Fought Back

The Flight That Fought Back

95 mins | Drama, Documentary | Sept. 8, 2005

It took the terrorists on Flight 93 two years to plan their attack. It took the 40 strangers aboard 30 minutes to defeat it. On September 11, 2001, passengers aboard United Flight 93 – one of four planes hijacked by terrorists that day and the only one to be diverted from its intended target – faced the unthinkable and inspired a nation. This is the story of their courage as told through unparalleled access to actual voice recordings, the personal accounts of family and friends, and extensive research into the events on board. Follow the account of their "first strike back at terrorism" and learn how these complete strangers – united by adversity – came together to thwart the terrorists' plans.

The Flight That Fought Back

95 mins | Drama, Documentary | Sept. 8, 2005

The Flight That Fought Back
It took the terrorists on Flight 93 two years to plan their attack. It took the 40 strangers aboard 30 minutes to defeat it. On September 11, 2001, passengers aboard United Flight 93 – one of four planes hijacked by terrorists that day and the only one to be diverted from its intended target – faced the unthinkable and inspired a nation. This is the story of their courage as told through unparalleled access to actual voice recordings, the personal accounts of family and friends, and extensive research into the events on board. Follow the account of their "first strike back at terrorism" and learn how these complete strangers – united by adversity – came together to thwart the terrorists' plans.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Discovery Channel
Original title The Flight That Fought Back
Directors Bruce Goodison
Writers

Cast

Greg Benson

as Tom Burnett

Toni M. Youngblood

as Cee Cee Lyles

Jason LeGrande

as Mark Bingham

Bryce Wagoner

as Richard Guadagno

Kevin Paul

as Jeremy Glick

Bryan Friday

as Todd Beamer

Raj Maan

as Ahmed Al Nami

Ankur Bhatt

as Saaed Al Ghamdi

Pej Vahdat

as Ziad Jarrah