9/11 (2002) (TV)

Directors:

James Hanlon
Rob Klug

Writers:

Tom Forman (writer)
Greg Kandra (writer)

Release Date:

10 March 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

A real life documentary following the events of September 11 from an insider's view, through the lens of two French filmmakers who were in Manhattan that one day.

Plot Keywords:

Firefighter | New York City | Twin Towers | September 11 2001 | Rescue

Awards:

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Tony Benatatos	...	Himself
Jamal Braithwaite	...	Himself
Steve Buscemi	...	Himself in TV Broadcast
Joseph Casaliggi	...	Himself
Robert De Niro	...	Himself / Host in TV Broadcast
James Hanlon	...	Himself
Gédéon Naudet	...	Himself
Jules Naudet	...	Himself
Joseph Pfeifer	...	Himself
Tom Spinard	...	Himself
Dennis Tardio	...	Himself

Also Known As:

New York: 11 septembre (France)

Runtime:

112 min | USA:128 min (video version) | Argentina:131 min

Country:

USA | France

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Netherlands:6 | Australia:M | Germany:12 | USA:TV-PG | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Ground Zero, World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Trivia:

The music used in the montage after the buildings collapsed is from Hans Zimmer's Gladiator (2000) score, sung by Lisa Gerrard.

Quotes:

Tony Benetatos: I know it's either this... or the Army now. And I like savin' lives, I don't like taking them. But after what I saw... if my country decides to send me... to go kill... I'll... I'll do it now.

Movie Connections:

References The Towering Inferno (1974)

Soundtrack:

Danny Boy

Still shocking

I'm glad that this documentary is now available on DVD on the one year anniversary. The most poignant shots, to me, were when people of all nationalities looked skyward, pointed at the smoldering towers, screamed, cried, panicked.... Every language and culture expressed a common grief as if the entire world was joined in arms for a moment. The documentary starts with rookie firefighters being filmed in training. One veteran joked "my first fire call was a burning trash can" as the rookies expressed excitement over being called to a burning car. Their naive, green faces would soon disappear. The french firefighter was merely shooting a routine training video. His camera would soon capture, up close, the nation's first major catastrophe of the 21st century. I just hope the shock of this event never wears off.