The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story
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The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story is a 1988 television drama film that recounts the real-life hijacking of TWA Flight 847 through the perspective of flight attendant Uli Derickson.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story Context triple: [Gerald W. Abrams, notableWork, The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story]
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A.
Hostages Trial
The Hostages Trial was a post–World War II U.S. military tribunal at Nuremberg that prosecuted German generals for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the Balkans.
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B.
Les Otages
Les Otages is a major historical painting by French artist Jean-Paul Laurens, known for its dramatic depiction of medieval political and religious conflict.
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C.
Dawson's Field hijackings
The Dawson's Field hijackings were a series of coordinated airplane hijackings in September 1970 by Palestinian militants that culminated in multiple airliners being blown up on a remote airstrip in Jordan, dramatically escalating the Palestinian militant campaign and contributing to the events of Black September.
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D.
Kabul Mission
The Kabul Mission was a World War I-era Indian nationalist and German-backed diplomatic effort in Afghanistan aimed at securing support to undermine British rule in India.
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E.
Lockerbie
Lockerbie is a small town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, internationally known as the site of the 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 bombing.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story Target entity description: The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story is a 1988 television drama film that recounts the real-life hijacking of TWA Flight 847 through the perspective of flight attendant Uli Derickson.
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A.
Hostages Trial
The Hostages Trial was a post–World War II U.S. military tribunal at Nuremberg that prosecuted German generals for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the Balkans.
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B.
Les Otages
Les Otages is a major historical painting by French artist Jean-Paul Laurens, known for its dramatic depiction of medieval political and religious conflict.
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C.
Dawson's Field hijackings
The Dawson's Field hijackings were a series of coordinated airplane hijackings in September 1970 by Palestinian militants that culminated in multiple airliners being blown up on a remote airstrip in Jordan, dramatically escalating the Palestinian militant campaign and contributing to the events of Black September.
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D.
Kabul Mission
The Kabul Mission was a World War I-era Indian nationalist and German-backed diplomatic effort in Afghanistan aimed at securing support to undermine British rule in India.
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E.
Lockerbie
Lockerbie is a small town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, internationally known as the site of the 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 bombing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Hijacking of TWA Flight 847
ⓘ
real events ⓘ |
| composer | Mark Snow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
Trans World Airlines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
airline crew ⓘ terrorism ⓘ |
| director | Paul Wendkos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | CBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | David L. Wolper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsPerspectiveOf | Uli Derickson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | made-for-television film ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Uli Derickson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkTitle | The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
TWA Flight 847 hijacking
ⓘ
Uli Derickson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFor | depicting actions of flight attendant Uli Derickson during hijacking ⓘ |
| originalAirDate | 1988 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| portrays |
aircraft hijacking
ⓘ
events of June 1985 TWA Flight 847 hijacking ⓘ hostage situation ⓘ |
| producer | David L. Wolper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionType | docudrama ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Stephen Zito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Middle East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
commercial airliner ⓘ |
| timePeriodPortrayed | 1980s ⓘ |
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