Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing. (TV 1997)

The incredible story of the events leading up to the bombing of the World Trade Center in New York and the capture of the terrorists. The amazing thing is that the FBI had an informant ... See full summary »

Directors:

Leslie Libman, Larry Williams

Writer:

Ned Curren

Stars:

Peter Gallagher, Art Malik, Ned Eisenberg

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Gallagher	...	John Anticev
Art Malik	...	Ramzi Ahmed Yousef
Ned Eisenberg	...	Emad Salem
Marcia Gay Harden	...	Nancy Floyd
Andreas Katsulas	...	Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman
Paul Guilfoyle	...	Lou Napoli
Mike Starr	...	Mahmud Abouhalima
Shaun Toub	...	El Sayyid Nosair
Tony Gillan	...	Mohammed Salameh
Shiek Mahmud-Bey	...	Rodney Hampton-El (as Sheik Mahmud-Bey)
Joe Zaloom	...	Ibrahim El Gabrowny
Keith Smith	...	Ray Williams
Jeffrey DeMunn	...	Robert Brokaw
Allison Janney	...	Assistant D.A.
Mike O'Malley	...	Storage Facility Manager

Storyline

The incredible story of the events leading up to the bombing of the World Trade Center in New York and the capture of the terrorists. The amazing thing is that the FBI had an informant among the terrorists, but refused to pay him $500/wk for more information. They eventually had to pay $1 million and place him in the witness protection program. A story of incompetence on all sides.

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Plot Keywords:

terrorist | fbi | disaster | manhattan new york city | al qaeda | 

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Taglines:

Based on the terrifying true story behind the World Trade Center bombing.

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Genres:

Drama | History

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violence and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 June 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Path to Paradise

Filming Locations:

Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Home Box Office (HBO), NYC Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film has not been aired on HBO in the USA since 9/11/2001, but it has been shown on HBO Canada, and was released on DVD in the US June 5, 2007.

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Quotes

[last lines]
Ramzi Ahmed Yousef: Next time, we will bring them BOTH down.

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Connections

Referenced in The Path to 9/11 (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Your Touch"
Written by Maureen Bailey & William Bryant II
Red Engine Music (ASCAP)
Courtesy of Master Source

User Reviews

Interesting but flawed TV movie

Generally quite interesting and not badly acted but the general tone appears (to me at least) to be a little xenophobic and anti-muslim. Admitedlty, given the subject matter it's kind of hard to avoid this, but a better written script would have done so.