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The Arrow

The Arrow

THE RIGHT STUFF. THE WRONG TIME.

1997•3h 0m•7.5/10
DramaDocumentary

Ratings

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7.5/10(2)

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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Production

The Film Works, MFM

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

January 12, 1997

Last Aired

January 13, 1997

Networks

CBC Television

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
No providers available for this region.
Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 1997-01-12
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 1997-01-13

Cast

Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd

Crawford Gordon

Nigel Bennett

Nigel Bennett

James (Jim) Floyd

Sara Botsford

Sara Botsford

Kate O'Hara

Ron White

Ron White

Jack Woodman

Aidan Devine

Aidan Devine

Jim Chamberlain

Jonathan Whittaker

Jonathan Whittaker

Fred Syme

Ian D. Clark

Ian D. Clark

Edward Chritchley

David Lawrence Brown

David Lawrence Brown

Joe Paloffski

Catherine Fitch

Catherine Fitch

Ruby Paloffski

Robin Gammell

Robin Gammell

CD Howe

Robert Haley

Robert Haley

John Diefenbaker

Michael Moriarty

Michael Moriarty

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Michael Ironside

Michael Ironside

CIA Director

Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer

George Hees

Mauralea Austin

Mauralea Austin

June Callwood

Art Hindle

Art Hindle

Colonel Fairchild

Vernon Chapman

Major General George Pearkes

Lubomir Mykytiuk

Lubomir Mykytiuk

Jan Zurakowski

Frank Adamson

Frank Adamson

Air Marshall Wilf Curtis

Robert Huculak

Robert Huculak

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