Flight 93 is a 2006 made-for-TV film, directed by Peter Markle, which chronicles the events aboard United Airlines Flight 93 during the September 11 attacks. It premiered January 30, 2006 on the A&E Network and was re-broadcast several times throughout 2006. The film focused heavily on eight passengers, namely Todd Beamer, Mark Bingham, Tom Burnett, Jeremy Glick, Lauren Grandcolas, Donald Greene, Nicole Miller, and Honor Elizabeth Wainio. It features small appearances from many other passengers, namely Donald Peterson and his wife, Jean, and also from flight attendant Sandra Bradshaw.
Acting
Brennan Elliott's 'Let's roll' will wreck you.
Direction
Markle stages chaos with painful intimacy.
Sound
Real phone calls ground every moment.
Director
Peter Markle
Jeffrey Nordling
Tom Burnett
Brennan Elliott
Todd Beamer
Kendall Cross
Deena Burnett
Ty Olsson
Mark Bingham
Monnae Michaell
Lisa Jefferson
Asim Wali
Ahmed Alnami
Anthony Harrison
Small Plane Pilot
Laura Mennell
Elizabeth Wainio
Dominic Rains
Ziad Jarrah
Eric Keenleyside
Stoddard
Meghan Heffern
Nicole Miller (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released just four months after United 93 (2006)—yes, TWO Flight 93 films dropped the same year. A&E rushed theirs to beat Greengrass's theatrical version.
The real 'Let's roll' recording was played at Todd Beamer's funeral and became President Bush's rallying cry for the War on Terror—this film captures that phrase before it was politicized.
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