I did not watch the films, yet, but read the Wiki page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_Am_Flight_6
Basically, the crew knew they were in trouble at 1:30 AM, and doomed around 2:45 AM. Yet they flew until 6:15 AM, before which "several practice approaches were made to see that the plane would be controllable at low speed".
Well done to the crew to be patient and methodical. Everything they did over the four hours makes perfect sense; being introspective, I do not think I could be so thoughtful or clear-minded in such a situation. Maybe adrenaline and training take over?
Imagine being a passenger on the flight. Sitting in your seat, presumably half asleep through the droning of the presumably loud engines, you are informed that in 4 hours you may die. Wow. What do you do during the four hours? What options are before you? Write letters to those you love? Play cards with your seatmates? Drink liquor to oblivion and hope for the best? Have one drink to take the edge off? Stay sober because it will be best when it all happens? Increase my piousness and pray for four hours? Be calm and fall back asleep? I don't mean to make this a question of morals and such, but I really wonder how I would react in such a situation?? Then as you descend, your patience is tried through the many practice landings... in the passenger's head, there must be some element of "just get this thing over with!"
I will never forget the one person I met from the miracle on the Hudson. He told me, his only wish was one more moment with his daughter.
Wow. I am impressed by all souls that were on the airplane. I'll get off my philosophical box now!