Steal the Sky
1988 American TV series or program / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Steal the Sky is a 1988 HBO movie directed by John D. Hancock and starring Mariel Hemingway and Ben Cross. The film is based on the true story of an Iraqi Assyrian fighter pilot Munir Redfa, who defected by flying a MiG-21 fighter jet to Israel in 1966. Steal the Sky was the first production under the HBO-Paramount co-financing agreement launched in 1987.[1]
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Steal the Sky | |
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Genre | Action Romance War |
Written by | Christopher Wood Dorothy Tristan |
Directed by | John D. Hancock |
Starring | Mariel Hemingway Ben Cross Sasson Gabai |
Music by | Yanni |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producer | Yoram Ben-Ami |
Production location | Reno, Nevada |
Cinematography | Misha Suslov |
Editors | Dennis M. O'Connor Jon Poll |
Running time | 105 min |
Production company | HBO Pictures |
Original release | |
Network | HBO |
Release | August 28, 1988 (1988-08-28) |
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The 1986 story of a female agent of the Israeli Mossad involved in the defection of an Iraqi Israeli nuclear scientist may have also been instrumental in gaining attention for the film. The soundtrack was composed and performed by New age artist Yanni.