NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323

Plot

Flight 323 has crashed in the Colorado Rockies, killing everyone on board. Was the disaster the result of carelessness, incompetence, malfunctioning equipment--or terrorism? To answer these question, a team of experts from the National Transportation Safety Board, headed by Al Cummings (Mandy Patinkin) painstakingly recreate the events leading up to the tragedy, and also trace the movements of the various passengers in the last hours on earth. As the impatient media and the victims' grieving families demand answers immediately, Cummings and company do their best to remain calm and detached while using a flight simulator and other such devices to try out innumerable scenarios, in the manner of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (and before that, Rashomon). A compelling example of "procedural" drama, with a logical if not altogether satisfying outcome, the made-for-TV NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323 was originally telecast March 22, 2004, by ABC. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Cast

Ken Camroux - Seator; Brett Cullen - Hub Weber; Kevin Dunn - Cyrus; Brian Markinson - McGregor; Ted McGinley - Reese Faulkner; Mandy Patinkin - Al Cummings; Richard Riehle - Ernie Wilson; Gigi Rice - Annie; Frank Cassini - Tony; Deanna Milligan - Miriam; Dion Luther - Edmunds; Fulvio Cecere - Burke's Dad; Jeffrey D. Sams - JLP; Eric Close - N'Tom Price; Anne Marie Loder - Sara P.; Freda Foh Shen - Savannah Cummings; Hrothgar Matthews - O'Donnell; Ty Olsson - Lars; Paul McGillion - Joe; Noah Beggs - Finbar; Doron Bell Jr. - Bullet; Patricia Drake - Natalie; Darcy Belsher - Burke; Maghan Black - Michelle; Adam Tsou - Peter Paul

Credit

Jeff Bleckner - Director, Geoffrey Rowland - Editor, Rob Scheidlinger - Executive Producer, Bill Cain - Executive Producer, Jay Ferguson - Composer (Music Score), Mark Freeborn - Production Designer, David Franco - Cinematographer, Bill Cain - Screenwriter

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