Shootdown

Shootdown

100 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Nov. 28, 1988

Nan Moore is a U.S. government employee whose son is killed when Korean Air Flight 007 is shot down by Soviets on September 1, 1983. While the "official" story maintains that the flight accidentally veered too far into Soviet territory, was mistaken as a spy plane and shot down when it failed to identify itself, Ms. Moore suspects otherwise. However, in the course of her struggles to get to the bottom of what actually happened, she finds herself constantly stonewalled. Facing a conspiracy of silence and the increasing hostility of the authorities, Ms. Moore attempts to find out exactly what occurred, but with every answer she discovers, new questions arise...

Shootdown

100 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Nov. 28, 1988

Shootdown
Nan Moore is a U.S. government employee whose son is killed when Korean Air Flight 007 is shot down by Soviets on September 1, 1983. While the "official" story maintains that the flight accidentally veered too far into Soviet territory, was mistaken as a spy plane and shot down when it failed to identify itself, Ms. Moore suspects otherwise. However, in the course of her struggles to get to the bottom of what actually happened, she finds herself constantly stonewalled. Facing a conspiracy of silence and the increasing hostility of the authorities, Ms. Moore attempts to find out exactly what occurred, but with every answer she discovers, new questions arise...
IMDb rating 5.4
Producers Leonard Hill Films
Original title Shootdown
Directors Michael Pressman
Writers R.W. Johnson, Paul Eric Myers, Judy Merl

Cast

Angela Lansbury

as Nan Moore

George Coe

as David

Kyle Secor

as John Moore

Molly Hagan

as Elizabeth Moore

Diana Bellamy

as Lillian

Alan Fudge

as Bruce

Gloria Stuart

as Gertrude

Paul Linke

as Martin Henderson

John Cullum

as Robert Allardyce

Michele Marsh

as Jane

Booth Colman

as Bernard

Richard McKenzie

as Rep. Overstar

Terri Hanauer

as Rita Steinhardt

Haunani Minn

as Anna Nillson

Richard Green

as Radio Host

George C. Grant

as Kasmin

Graydon Gould

as Capt. Billings

Paul Tulley

as Tom

Robin Curtis

as Newswoman #1

Audree Chapman

as Newswoman #2

François Chau

as Korean Man #1

Byron Chung

as Korean Man #2

Eric Chen

as Chinese Student

Alec Murdock

as Concerned Relative

Herb Muller

as News Vendor

Lorinne Vozoff

as Woman #2

Arva Holt

as Co-worker

Charles Walker

as Co-worker