The Arrow
1997 · Movie · 3h 0m
DramaMade-for-TV
"The right stuff. The wrong time."
Overview
The story of the Avro Arrow, the world's fastest fighter plane built in 1950's Canada, and how the project was dropped due to political pressure from the United States.
Ratings
IMDb
7.5/10
Key crew
- Don McBreartyDirector
- Keith Ross LeckieWriter
Cast
- Dan AykroydCrawford Gordon Jr.
- Sara BotsfordKate O'Hara
- Aidan DevineJim Chamberlin
- Nigel BennettJames (Jim) Floyd
- Jonathan WhittakerFred Smye
- Ian D. ClarkEdward Critchley
- David Lawrence BrownJoe Paloffski
- Catherine FitchRuby Paloffski
- Robin GammellC.D. Howe
- Robert HaleyJohn George Diefenbaker
- Michael MoriartyPresident Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Michael IronsideCIA Director
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Themes
aviationfighter airplanemechanical engineeringavro arrowcanadian historyspeed recordstest flightaviation historycanadian militarycanadian politicsroyal canadian air force