The Flight That Fought Back
The Flight That Fought Back
The Flight That Fought Back is a docudrama film produced by the London-based company Brook Lapping Productions for the Discovery Channel, about United Airlines Flight 93. The program debuted in the United States on September 11, 2005, marking the fourth anniversary of the event on which it is based.
The dramatic film, narrated by Kiefer Sutherland and a cast of actors playing hijackers, passengers and crew, reconstructs the events that led to Flight 93’s crash in Stonycreek Township, Pennsylvania, approximately 150 miles (240 km) northwest of Washington, D.C., during the September 11 attacks in 2001. It proved to be highly popular when it debuted on the fourth anniversary of the terrorist attacks and eventually aired internationally.
- First Aired: 11th September 2005
- Director: Bruce Goodison
- Kiefer Sutherland: Narrator