A Thousand Heroes

1992 television film directed by Lamont Johnson

Charlton Heston
Richard Thomas
James Coburn

ComposerCharles FoxCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishProductionExecutive producerDorothea G. PetrieProducers

Bradley Wigor
Joseph Maurer

CinematographyWilliam WagesEditorPaul LaMastraRunning time95 minutesProduction companies

Dorothea G. Petrie Productions
Helios Productions
Bob Banner Associates
The Gary L. Pudney Company

Original releaseNetworkABCReleaseFebruary 24, 1992 (1992-02-24)

A Thousand Heroes is a 1992 American disaster drama television film directed by Lamont Johnson and written by Harve Bennett. The film stars Charlton Heston, Richard Thomas, and James Coburn. It is based on a true story of United Airlines Flight 232, which crash-landed at Sioux City, Iowa on July 19, 1989.

Cast

Charlton Heston as Al Haynes
Richard Thomas as Gary Brown
James Coburn as Jim Hathaway
Leon Russom as Bob Hamilton
John M. Jackson as Dennis Nielsen
Tom O'Brien as Chris Porter
Philip Baker Hall as Sam Gochenour
Tom Everett as Mack Zubinski
Carmen Argenziano as Bill Records
Bruce McGill as Dudley Dvorak
Arthur Rosenberg as Dennis Fitch
Bill Geisslinger as Chuck Sundberg
Steven M. Porter as Gary Anderson
Stephanie Dunnam as Elaine Brown
Mariangela Pino as Marcia Poole

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
1992	44th Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing for a Miniseries or a Special	Lamont Johnson	Nominated	^[1]
		Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Editing for a Miniseries or a Special	Andre Caporaso Clark Conrad Gary Gelfand Stephen Grubbs Philip Jamtaas Joseph A. Johnston Stan Jones Craig Otte David A. Scharf Randal S. Thomas Terence Thomas	Won
		Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Miniseries or a Special	David E. Fluhr George R. Groves Jr. Troy Porter Kenneth B. Ross	Nominated
	39th Golden Reel Awards	Best Sound Editing in Television Long Form – Sound Effects & Foley	Stephen Grubbs	Won