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World Trade Center (2006)

Year of U.S. Release: 2006

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Michael Pena, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Maria Bello.
Director: Oliver Stone
Screenwriter(s): Andrea Berloff
Producer(s): Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher, Moritz Borman, Debra Hill
Ex. Producer(s): Brad Weston, Pamela Abdy
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Prod. Company: Double Feature Films
Genre(s): Drama, Historical
U.S. Release Date: August 11, 2006 (Wide)
U.S. DVD Release Date: December 12, 2006
U.S. Box Office Total:
Rated Parents Strongly Cautioned for intense and emotional content, some disturbing images and language.
arrowPlot Summary:
Academy Award-winning director Oliver Stone tells the true story of the heroic survival and rescue of two Port Authority policemen—John McLoughlin and Will Jimeno—who were trapped in the rubble of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, after they went in to help people escape. The film also follows their families as they try to find out what happened to them, as well as the rescuers who found them in the debris field and pulled them out. Their story shows how the best in people rose above the tragic events of that day.
arrowAdditional Notes:

Only 20 people were rescued alive from the World Trade Center after the collapse of the buildings. Officer Jimeno and Sgt. McLoughlin were the 18th and 19th.

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