9/11 (2002)

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

Directors:

James Hanlon, Gédéon Naudet,

Writers:

Tom Forman, Greg Kandra

Stars:

Tony Benatatos, Jamal Braithwaite, Steve Buscemi

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 6 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Tony Benatatos	...	Himself
Jamal Braithwaite	...	Himself
Steve Buscemi	...	Himself in TV Broadcast
Joe Casaliggi	...	Himself (as Joseph Casaliggi)
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

Storyline

On September 11, 2001, filmmaker James Hanlon and Jules and Gedeon Naudet were filming a documentary on a rookie New York City firefighter when they noticed a plane overhead. That plane would hit the World Trade Center. They rushed immediately to the scene. James Hanlon and the Naudets filmed throughout Sept. 11 and the days afterward from the firemen's perspective, as it became clear to them that this was the only known footage from inside the Twin Towers that day.

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Plot Keywords:

new york city | september 11 2001 | firefighter | terror attack | collapsing building | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

USA France

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 March 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

11/9

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), Goldfish Pictures, Reveille Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min 128 min (video)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This documentary contains the only footage from the lobby of Tower One after flight 11 hit until the collapse of Tower Two.

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Goofs

When firefighter Tony Benatatos is angrily commenting about the attack on the Pentagon, the clock above him reads exactly 9:30. The attack on the Pentagon did not occur until 9:37.

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Quotes

James Hanlon: At the time, we didn't think that there could be anything worse than losing a single firefighter. Looking back, we were all kind of innocent

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Connections

Referenced in TV's Most Censored Moments (2002)

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Soundtracks

Defy
Performed by The Original Bamboozler

User Reviews

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.