The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story was a made-for-TV film based on the actual hijacking of TWA Flight 847, as seen through the eyes of the chief flight attendant Uli Derickson.

These same books are the basis for a made-for-TV animated film and the Spanish-animated series The World of David the Gnome ( as well as the spin-off Wisdom of the Gnomes ).

In October 2011, BBC Four premiered the made-for-TV comedy film Holy Flying Circus, written by Tony Roche and directed by Owen Harris.

* Napoleon ( 2007 film ), a British made-for-TV film

The 1999 made-for-TV Hallmark / NBC film Alice in Wonderland, with Tina Majorino as Alice, merged elements from Through the Looking Glass including the talking flowers, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, The Walrus and the Carpenter, and the Chess theme including the snoring Red King and White Knight.

* November 27 – The Rankin / Bass made-for-TV animated film The Hobbit premieres on NBC in the United States.

In 1999, she returned in the made-for-TV movie Night Ride Home and also took a small uncredited role in the Natalie Portman film Anywhere but Here.

The made-for-TV movie was a smash hit with viewers and critics, and was also released as a feature film in cinemas outside the U. S. and revived the career of Russell, who was a child actor in the 1960s.

The character of Perry Mason was portrayed each weekday on a long-running radio series, followed by well-known depictions on film and television, including " television's most successful and longest-running lawyer series " from 1957 to 1966 starring Raymond Burr ; another series in 1973 – 1974, starring Monte Markham and Brett Somers ; and 30 made-for-TV movies filmed from 1985 to 1993.

* Our Town ( 2003 film ), a made-for-TV adaptation of a 2002 Broadway revival starring Paul Newman, this time as the Stage Manager

Some dramatic works depicting nuclear warfare ( most notably the 1983 made-for-TV film The Day After ) included fictionalized scenes of EBS activations.

The story of Bell's historic swim was told in the 2001 made-for-TV film Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story with Caroline Dhavernas portraying Marilyn Bell.

In 2004, Feldman made a cameo appearance in the independent sci-fi comedy Space Daze which was distributed by Troma Entertainment in 2005, and starred in the made-for-TV slasher crossover film Puppet Master vs.

He also appeared in the made-for-TV films Hercules and The Colour of Magic and in episodes of Monk, Las Vegas, My Name is Earl ( in which he parodied his 1993 film Rudy with co-stars Charles S. Dutton and Chelcie Ross ), and Law & Order, among other shows.

* Parts of the 1982 made-for-TV film The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez were filmed in and around Las Vegas.

After making his first TV appearance in 1970, he appeared in the 1980 made-for-TV film version of A Tale of Two Cities.

He starred in the 2009 CBC made-for-TV film, Diverted.

Strange ( 1978 film ), a made-for-TV movie based on the Marvel Comics fictional character

Ives is known to Star Wars fans for his role as the narrator in the 1984 made-for-TV film Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure.

Paul also starred in the spin-off film, Highlander: Endgame ( 2000 ), and the fifth Highlander film: Highlander: The Source, released as a made-for-TV film on the SCI-FI channel on 15 September 2007.

Since the 1990s, Schell has appeared in many German language made-for-TV films, such as the 2003 film Alles Glück dieser Erde ( All the Luck in the World ) opposite Uschi Glas and in the television miniseries The Return of the Dancing Master ( 2004 ), which was based on Henning Mankell's novel.

* Gryphon ( film ), a 2007 made-for-TV movie on the Sci-Fi Channel

Also in 2004, he portrayed fellow actor Lee Majors in the made-for-TV film Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels.

In 2004, ESPN released a made-for-TV movie entitled 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story which used a new ( but similarly colored ) No. 3 logo.

In 1977 a made-for-TV docudrama titled Wilma ( also known as The Story of Wilma Rudolph ) was produced by Bud Greenspan ; it starred Shirley Jo Finney, Cicely Tyson, Jason Bernard and Denzel Washington in one of his first roles.

Birch played Liz Murray in the made-for-TV movie Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story ( 2003 ), for which she received an Emmy nomination and she appeared as Karen in Silver City ( 2004 ).

In the 1990s, she starred in the highly rated presentation of the 1991 Hallmark Hall of Fame drama Sarah, Plain and Tall ( and its two sequels ) and also in the made-for-TV movie Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story ( 1995 ); for the latter role Close won her first Emmy.

Her successful role on Beverly Hills, 90210 opened the door to several lead roles in made-for-TV films in the 1990s, including Danielle Steel's Star ( 1993 ), Without Consent ( 1994 ), " Lies of the Heart: The Story of Laurie Kellogg ( 1994 )", Falling for You ( 1995 ), and An Unfinished Affair ( 1996 ).

She also won an Emmy for her portrayal of former first lady Betty Ford in the 1987 made-for-TV movie The Betty Ford Story.

Fleiss was the subject of a 1996 made-for-TV movie entitled " The Good Doctor: The Paul Fleiss Story ".

Her life was the subject of a Lifetime Television made-for-TV movie, starring Sela Ward called Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story.

* Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble ( 1999 ), fictionalized made-for-TV movie adapted from her Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation in 1838-1839.

* Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble-1999-fictionalized made-for-TV movie based on Fanny Kemble's Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation in 1838-1839.

On January 1, 1989, the similarly titled made-for-TV movie The Karen Carpenter Story aired on CBS with Cynthia Gibb in the title role.

In 2002 a made-for-TV movie “ The Matthew Shepard Story ” was produced by the US-based TV company, NBC.

Chabert played the title role in The Brooke Ellison Story, a made-for-TV movie produced by Christopher Reeve, based upon a real-life quadriplegic woman who overcame many obstacles to graduate from Harvard.

* The Klarsfelds ' activities related to finding Nazi war criminals were the subject of Nazi Hunter: The Beate Klarsfeld Story ( 1986 ), an American made-for-TV movie.

Malick starred in the made-for-TV movie Take My Advice: The Ann and Abby Story, in which she played the dual roles of identical twin sibling advice columnists Ann Landers ( Esther Lederer ) and " Dear Abby " Abigail Van Buren ( Pauline Phillips ).

She played KACL station manager Kate Costas in five episodes of Frasier, and had a major role in the made-for-TV film All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story.

A 1992 made-for-TV movie was produced for HBO about his time in office, called Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story, which starred Brian Dennehy and Jeff Daniels.

McKeon also starred in numerous made-for-TV movies throughout the 1980s and 1990s, including A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story, in which she portrayed the title role of Tracey Thurman, and The Wrong Woman, portraying a woman framed for killing her boss.

* Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story ( 1982 ) ( made-for-TV )

DVD Cover ArtThe Great Escape II: The Untold Story ( 1988 ) was a highly-fictionalized, 178 minute, made-for-TV sequel to the 1963 movie The Great Escape.

After Knots Landing ended in 1993, Lee has appeared in many made-for-TV movies, including a biopic of late country star Dottie West ( Big Dreams and Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story ) and she became the first woman to star in, direct, and produce a TV movie for Lifetime, Color Me Perfect in 1996.

The 1988 made-for-TV film Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story, was based on the life of former Los Gatos High School head football coach Charlie Wedemeyer, who was stricken with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and continued to coach the football team for several years.