American Experience Hijacked (Season 18, Episode 8)
TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History

American Experience

Hijacked (Season 18, Episode 8)

TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Sept 6, 1970 the Popular Front for the Liberation hijacked four planes to attract attention to the Palestinian cause and secure the release of several of their comrades, then they blew them up.

Directors

Ilan Ziv | Dave Pearce (co-director)

Writers

Dave Pearce | Ilan Ziv

Producers

Arik Bernstein | Ilan Ziv

Composer

Cinematographer

Editor

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 25, 2006

Release date

Feb 27, 2006 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar Award. Another 84 wins & 124 nominations

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Campbell Scott Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Big Night (1996)
Susan Cruise Actress (voice) Actress (voice) See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Dawn Elane Actress (voice) Actress (voice) See fewer	Do Over (2011)
John Feruggio Self Self See fewer	American Experience (1987)
George Habash Self - Founder and Secretary-General of the PFLP (as Georges Habache) Self - Founder and Secretary-General of the PFLP (as Georges Habache) See fewer	FN - Globalt uppdrag (1995)
Marvin Kalb Self Self See fewer	NBC White Paper (1960)
Leila Khaled Self - Palestinian Hijacker Self - Palestinian Hijacker See fewer	Hello Au Revoir (2021)
King Hussein Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Storm (1970)
Kalliope Koutelos Actress (voice) Actress (voice) See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Daniel Oreskes Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer	The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
Robert Sciglimpaglia Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer	Super Bowl Greatest Commercials: Battle of the Decades (2023)
Mike Shapiro Actor (voice) (as Michael Shapiro) Actor (voice) (as Michael Shapiro) See fewer	Half-Life: Alyx (2020)