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The Arrow (1997)

1997-01-12 · 3h 0m · EN
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The story of the people building the AVRO Arrow, an advanced jet fighter-interceptor designed to defend Canada's vast territory during the Cold War. Though the jet was an engineering marvel, cost over-runs, U.S. government pressure from the military industrial complex, and the election of the Progressive Conservative Diefenbaker government, stopped the jet just as it was getting off the ground.

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Don McBreartyDirectorKeith Ross LeckieWriter

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Dan AykroydDan AykroydCrawford GordonNigel BennettNigel BennettJames (Jim) FloydSara BotsfordSara BotsfordKate O'HaraRon WhiteRon WhiteJack WoodmanAidan DevineAidan DevineJim ChamberlainJonathan WhittakerJonathan WhittakerFred SymeIan D. ClarkIan D. ClarkEdward ChritchleyDavid Lawrence BrownDavid Lawrence BrownJoe PaloffskiCatherine FitchCatherine FitchRuby PaloffskiRobin GammellRobin GammellCD HoweRobert HaleyRobert HaleyJohn DiefenbakerMichael MoriartyMichael MoriartyDwight D. Eisenhower

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Genre affinityDrama · DocumentaryDialogue densityDramaPacingLongDirector preference215638Actor preference51966 · 54512 · 163289Country preferenceCa

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What is The Arrow about?

The story of the people building the AVRO Arrow, an advanced jet fighter-interceptor designed to defend Canada's vast territory during the Cold War. Though the jet was an engineering marvel, cost over-runs, U.S. government pressure from the military industrial complex, and the election of the Progressive Conservative Diefenbaker government, stopped the jet just as it was getting off the ground.

How long is The Arrow?

The Arrow has a runtime of 180 minutes.