The Arrow

A sober, detail-rich docudrama that immerses you in the engineering and political intrigue of a doomed aviation project, leaving a lingering sense of loss.

Created by

Don McBrearty

Genres

Drama, Documentary

Starring

Dan Aykroyd, Nigel Bennett, Sara Botsford

Tagline

THE RIGHT STUFF. THE WRONG TIME.

Overview

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 it feels

Earnest, melancholic, tense and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Ambition, politics, technology, betrayal

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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