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...
Acting
Lansbury's restrained fury—Miss Marple meets Deep Throat.
Writing
Dialogue that weaponizes euphemism against you.
Direction
Pressman turns phone calls into suspense setpieces.
Director
Michael Pressman
Angela Lansbury
Nan Moore
George Coe
David
Kyle Secor
John Moore
Molly Hagan
Elizabeth Moore
Jennifer Savidge
Mary
Diana Bellamy
Lillian
Alan Fudge
Bruce
Booth Colman
Bernard
Richard McKenzie
Rep. Overstar
John Cullum
Robert Allardyce
Robin Curtis
1st Newswoman
Terri Hanauer
Rita Steinhardt
Paul Linke
Martin Henderson
Richard Green
Radio Host
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
KAL 007 remains disputed; Reagan used it to escalate Soviet rhetoric while this TV movie aired during thawing Gorbachev era.
Shot in ten days on repurposed LA Law sets; Lansbury reportedly rewrote her own bureaucratic showdown scenes.
US
