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

Dave Pearce (co-director) | Ilan Ziv

Writers

Dave Pearce (writer) | Ilan Ziv (writer)

Producers

Arik Bernstein (producer) | Ilan Ziv (producer)

Composer

Joel Diamond

Cinematographer

Onno van der Wal

Editor

Mark Brownstone

Production Designer

Alison Kennedy (series designer)

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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 & 128 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
12 cast members

Name	Known for
Campbell Scott Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Big Night (1996)
Susan Cruise Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	American Experience (1988)
Dawn Elane Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	Do Over (2011)
John Feruggio Self Self See fewer	American Experience (1988)
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 Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	American Experience (1988)
Daniel Oreskes Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	Only Murders in the Building (2021)
Robert Sciglimpaglia Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	Super Bowl Greatest Commercials: Battle of the Decades (2023)
Mike Shapiro Self (voice) (as Michael Shapiro) Self (voice) (as Michael Shapiro) See fewer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)