aircraft, 847 departs again for Beirut, during which time Stethem and another passenger are beaten. Derickson is able to calm the hijackers by singing them a folk song. Again, Beirut refuses to clear 847 to land, and another passenger is beaten in retaliation, during which time Uli steps in to stop the hijacker. Beirut finally relents and allows 847 to land. After coming to a stop on the tarmac, Stethem is murdered and thrown from the forward exit. Additional hijackers board the aircraft, and the passengers with Jewish-sounding names, along with other passengers with US military credentials, are removed from the airplane and moved to another location in Beirut. Flight 847 remains in Beirut until early morning, when news of another planned attack to free the aircraft is relayed to the hijackers. The airliner departs for Algiers, where authorities coordinate Ali Atwa's release to the hijackers. Castro then frees Uli, who ultimately cannot accept her freedom while leaving the others onboard. She convinces one of the newer hijackers, who has taken on an authoritative role onboard, to free the remaining women - including the flight attendants. While Flight 847 will later depart for Beirut where the aircraft and hostages will remain for two weeks, the film moves from showing Uli's liberation to her being at her home in the United States, where she is tying a yellow ribbon to the tree in front of her home with her son. She later watches the news report of the remaining hostages being freed in Beirut with her husband. Cast Releases The film was released on television on May 2, 1988. It was later released on home video in the United States in 1990, in both VHS and LaserDisc formats, by Vidmark Entertainment under an alternate title, The Flight. There were also releases of this film using its original title on VHS in several other countries, including the United Kingdom and Australia. No official DVD or Blu-ray releases of this film were ever produced. Nominations In 1988, at the 40th Primetime Emmy Awards, the film received five Emmy nominations: for Outstanding Television Movie; Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special; Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or Movie (Non-Prosthetic); Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie; and David Yewdall for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special. References External links airodyssey.net Movie Review Uli