Steal the Sky

Steal the Sky
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Genre	Action Romance War
Written by	Christopher Wood Dorothy Tristan
Directed by	John D. Hancock
Starring	Mariel Hemingway Ben Cross Sasson Gabai
Music by	Yanni
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Yoram Ben-Ami
Production location	Reno, Nevada
Cinematography	Misha Suslov
Editors	Dennis M. O'Connor Jon Poll
Running time	105 min
Production company	HBO Pictures
Original release
Network	HBO
Release	August 28, 1988 (1988-08-28)
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Steal the Sky is a 1988 HBO movie directed by John D. Hancock and starring Mariel Hemingway and Ben Cross. The film is based on the true story of an Iraqi Assyrian fighter pilot Munir Redfa, who defected by flying a MiG-21 fighter jet to Israel in 1966. Steal the Sky was the first production under the HBO-Paramount co-financing agreement launched in 1987.^[1]

The 1986 story of a female agent of the Israeli Mossad involved in the defection of an Iraqi Israeli nuclear scientist may have also been instrumental in gaining attention for the film. The soundtrack was composed and performed by New age artist Yanni.