The Arrow (miniseries)
1997 Canadian film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Arrow is a four-hour television miniseries produced for CBC Television in 1997, starring Dan Aykroyd as Crawford Gordon, experienced wartime production leader after World War II and president of Avro Canada during its attempt to produce the Avro Arrow supersonic jet interceptor aircraft. The film also stars Michael Ironside and Sara Botsford. The mini-series is noted as having the highest viewership ever for a CBC program.
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Directed by | Don McBrearty |
Written by | Keith Ross Leckie |
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Cinematography | Rene Ohashi |
Edited by | Ralph Brunjes |
Music by | Christopher Dedrick |
Production companies | The Film Works Tapestry Pictures |
Distributed by | Morningstar Entertainment |
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Running time | 180 min. |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Other significant individuals in the program, portrayed in the series, include RCAF pilot Flight Lieutenant Jack Woodman (Ron White) who conducted test flights on Avro aircraft but was supplanted by Janusz Żurakowski (Lubomir Mykytiuk) for the first few flights; Jim Chamberlin (Aidan Devine) and James C. Floyd (Nigel Bennett) in the design team; Edward Critchley (Ian D. Clark) who would be asked to develop an engine for the Arrow when other models became unavailable.