A Thousand Heroes is a 1992 American disaster drama television film directed by Lamont Johnson and written by Harve Bennett. The film stars Charlton Heston, Richard Thomas, and James Coburn. It is based on a true story of United Airlines Flight 232, which crash-landed at Sioux City, Iowa on July 19, 1989.
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A Thousand Heroes | |
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Also known as | Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 |
Written by | Harve Bennett |
Directed by | Lamont Johnson |
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Composer | Charles Fox |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Executive producer | Dorothea G. Petrie |
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Cinematography | William Wages |
Editor | Paul LaMastra |
Running time | 95 minutes |
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Distributor | New Films International |
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Original network | ABC |
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Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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1992 | 44th Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing for a Miniseries or a Special | Lamont Johnson | Nominated | [1] |
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Editing for a Miniseries or a Special | Andre Caporaso Clark Conrad Gary Gelfand Stephen Grubbs Philip Jamtaas Joseph A. Johnston Stan Jones Craig Otte David A. Scharf Randal S. Thomas Terence Thomas |
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Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Miniseries or a Special | David E. Fluhr George R. Groves Jr. Troy Porter Kenneth B. Ross |
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39th Golden Reel Awards | Best Sound Editing in Television Long Form – Sound Effects & Foley | Stephen Grubbs | Won | ||
Films directed by Lamont Johnson | |
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