The true story of Port Authority policemen John McLoughlin and William J. Jimeno, who volunteered for rescue duty and became trapped in the rubble of the Towers on September 11, 2001. The men became two of the last survivors extracted from Ground Zero. It is a story of the true heroes and of that fateful time in United States history, when buildings would fall and heroes would rise, literally from the ashes to inspire the entire human race.
General Note: Closed-captioned.In English or dubbed French, with English or Spanish subtitles.Special features: Commentaries with Oliver Stone, real life survivors & rescuers; Additional scenes with optional commentary by Oliver Stone.Based on the true story by John McLoughlin & Donna McLoughlin and William Jimeno & Allison Jimeno.Title from container.Based on the true life events of John & Donna McLoughlin and William & Allison Jimeno.Part of the Magic Video collection purchase.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Director of photography, Seamus McGarvey ; art director, Richard L. Johnson ; editors, David Brenner, Julie Monroe ; music, Craig Armstrong ; costume designer, Michael Dennison ; production designer, Jan Roelfs ; special effects supervisors, Martin Bresin, Chris Hampton ; visual effects supervisor, John Scheele. PELHAM
Participant or Performer Note: Maria Bello, Connor Paolo, Anthony Piccininni, Alexa Geraimovich, Morgan Flynn, Michael Peña, Armando Riesco, Jay Hernandez, Jon Bernthal, Nicolas Cage, Maggie Gyllenhaal.Nicolas Cage, Michael Peña, Maggie Gyllenhall, Maria Bello, Stephen Dorff, Jay Hernandez, Michael Shannon, Donna Murphy, Frank Whaley.