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Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7

1993 · 87 min

A tense, earnest survival drama that keeps you on edge as ordinary people fight to stay alive in a harsh jungle.

Directed by: Larry Shaw
Genres: Drama, Adventure, Tv movie
Starring: Lindsay Wagner, Robert Loggia, David Clennon

Tagline: A fight for survival in the jungles of Mexico...
Overview: Student nurses join some doctors to work in a medical station a few hours flying-time from the Mexican town of Catamaco. One of their planes goes down due to an engine malfunction and crashes in the rain forest. This is the story of the attempts to save the lives of the passengers (both nurses and doctors).

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Directed by: Larry Shaw
Genres: Drama, Adventure, Tv movie
Starring: Lindsay Wagner, Robert Loggia, David Clennon

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
friendship
trauma
healing
Places: wilderness
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: true story
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	4
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	5
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, adventure, tv movie
Directed by: Larry Shaw
Written by: Andrew Laskos, Norman Morrill
Starring: Lindsay Wagner, Robert Loggia, David Clennon, Paula Marshall, Hilary Edson, Farrah Forke, Jennifer Lopez, Joan McMurtrey
Cinematography: Robert Primes
Runtime: 87 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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