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Synopsis: When Commonwealth Airlines Flight 323 takes off from
Burbank and crashes in the Colorado mountains, a team of investigators
from the National Transportation and Safety Board rushes to the scene.
Veteran pilot, aeronautical engineer and N.T.S.B. investigator Al Cummings
(Mandy Patinkin), his boss, Reese Faulkner (Ted McGinley), and N'Tom
(Eric Close) must determine what went wrong. Was it mechanical failure,
pilot error or an act of terrorism? The team must comb through the wreckage
to make sense of the tragedy, putting the pieces together, often at
the expense of their own families and personal lives. And they face
a horde of reporters and grieving relatives who are all desperately
seeking their own answers.
In flashbacks, the victims of the crash - both flight crew and passengers
-- are seen as they make their way to the fateful flight. The plane's
pilot survived the crash but lies near death. He is an old friend of
Cummings', and now Cummings must assess how his feelings for the man
might interfere with the investigation.
The Cast:
Mandy Patinkin as Al Cummings
Ted McGinley as Reese Faulkner
Eric Close as N'Tom
Kevin Dunn as Dr. Cyrus Lebow
Tyra Ferrell as Jessamyn
Jeffrey D. Sams as "JLP" John Pierce
Francie Swift as Patty Tacone
Gigi Rice as Annie
Brian Markinson as Mr. McGregor
Brett Cullen as Hub Weber
Richard Riehle as Ernie
Isabella Hofmann as Anita
Adam Tsou as Peter Paul
Production Credits:
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Rob Scheidlinger, Bill Cain
PRODUCER: Karen Moore
DIRECTOR: Jeff Bleckner
WRITER: Bill Cain
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: David Franco
EDITED BY: Geoffrey Rolland
PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Mark Freeborn
ART DIRECTOR: Catherine Ircha
CASTING DIRECTORS: Gary Zuckerbrod (Los Angeles) Michelle Allen (Vancouver)
COSTUME DESIGNER: Caroline Cranstoun
HAIR STYLIST: James Brown
KEY MAKEUP ARTIST: L.Taylor Roberts
LOCATION MANAGER: Danny McWilliams
ORIGINATION: Filmed entirely on location in Vancouver, B.C.
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Omnibus, Inc. and Touchstone Television.
Airdates:
It premiered on March 21st, 2004 on ABC.
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