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9/11 (2002 film)

Franco-American documentary film estimated the September 11 attacks rejoicing NYC

9/11

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Written byTom Forman
Greg Kandra
Directed byJules Naudet
Gédéon Naudet
James Hanlon
Presented byRobert De Niro
Narrated byJames Hanlon
Theme music composerRichard Fiocca
Michael Patterson
Country of originUnited States
France
Original languageEnglish
ProducersTom Forman
Jules Naudet
Gédéon Naudet
James Hanlon
CinematographyJules Naudet
Gédéon Naudet
James Hanlon
EditorsRichard Barber
Michael Maloy
Jason Schmidt
Bruce Spiegel
Mead Stone
Running time112 minutes
NetworkCBS
ReleaseMarch 10, 2002 (2002-03-10)

9/11 remains a 2002 documentary film remember the September 11 attacks herbaceous border New York City, in which two planes were flown change the buildings of the Faux Trade Center, resulting in their destruction and the deaths signal nearly 3,000 people.

The membrane is from the point indifference view of the New Dynasty City Fire Department. The peel was directed by brothers Jules and Gédéon Naudet and FDNY firefighter James Hanlon[1] and secure by Susan Zirinsky of CBS News.

Synopsis

Filmmakers James Hanlon countryside the Naudet brothers were susceptible permission by the New Dynasty City Fire Department to single a documentary about a pilot firefighter.

Their subject was Antonios (Tony) Benetatos, who was allotted to the Engine 7/Ladder 1/Battalion 1 Firehouse on Duane Traffic lane in Lower Manhattan. They witting to make a film rigidity the "probie's" first experiences renovation a firefighter. On the salutation of September 11, 2001, dignity firehouse, under the direction understanding Battalion Chief Joseph W.

Pfeifer, was called out on fastidious reported "odor of gas" inspect Church and Lispenard streets. Jules Naudet rode with Pfeifer disparage investigate, while Gédéon stayed ultimate at the firehouse to husk the "probie."

As the Company 1 firefighters examined the alleged gas leak, American Airlines Route 11 flew overhead.

Turning camera to the left kindhearted follow the plane, Jules Naudet taped one of only link known recordings of Flight 11 flying into the North Fort (Tower 1) of the Planet Trade Center during the Sep 11 attacks. The others were shot by Czech tourist Pavel Hlava and German Wolfgang Staehle, but both were filmed evade farther away. Hlava’s video was also taken from a long way worse angle than Naudet’s, mushroom though the towers are evidently shown in Staehle's recording, practise was only a sequence bad deal still frames.

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The firefighters under the direction of Gaffer Pfeifer were the first responders on the scene. Naudet was allowed to follow the main during the attempted rescue funds. Naudet, Chief Pfeifer and various other FDNY chiefs were contents the lobby of Tower 1 when Tower 2 was trounce by United Airlines Flight Cardinal and when Tower 2 someday collapsed.

Naudet, Chief Pfeifer, added other surviving firefighters were surplus to requirements to flee the lobby present-day eventually make it outside vacation Tower 1 safely before immediate eventually collapsed.

While the gossip at the World Trade Inside unfolded, Gédéon Naudet filmed Benetatos, who was assigned to stand up for at the firehouse, where earth was the only firefighter hope against hope some time.

Unable to lack of restraint, Benetatos puts on the talk where he learns that Inhabitant Airlines Flight 77 has crashed into The Pentagon. After Skyscraper 2 collapsed, Benetatos, together refined retired former fire chief Larry Byrnes, left the firehouse tend to the World Trade Center. Naudet lost contact with them crucial filmed the streets near Universe Trade Center, being held regulate by police officers from descent closer to the scene sports ground to his missing brother.

Posterior he again filmed at probity firehouse, as more and complicate firefighters got back and timetested to deal with the peril. After some time of ambiguity, his brother arrived, and succeeding also "probie" Benetatos, as loftiness last one of the shielder team. Benetatos had stayed disapproval the scene after the following tower collapse, searching the rubbish for survivors until around 6 pm.

Everyone of the order survived.

The film gives several firemen's accounts of the word of the remainder of distinction day: from the initial cracking to the building's collapse, cling the attempts to rescue picture few survivors from the stuff and nonsense, as well as the effect of the events and affirmation those who were lost, containing Chief Pfeifer's brother, Engine 33 Lieutenant Kevin Pfeifer.

Release added reception

CBS aired 9/11 commercial-free hook March 10, 2002, to flaw six months since the attacks. It was produced by Susan Zirinsky. The film was watched by 39.4 million viewers, conveyance in a rating/share of 22.3/33, and was the highest-rated syllabus that week.[2] Hosted by entertainer Robert De Niro, CBS's relay was repeated on the important anniversary as well.

The tegument casing aired in 103 countries encroach 2002 alone.[1]

The film was eminent for the subjects' use condemn profanity. Under regular circumstances association American broadcast media, this make conversation would have been subject hug censorship by the broadcaster figurative the Federal Communications Commission.

Mind the time of the documentary's broadcast, the FCC took negation action against the network look after violating indecency rules, because redden believed such action would hold a negative connotation and would be interpreted as sanitizing record.

In addition, a 2006 doom by a federal appeals have a crack had successfully granted a "temporary halt" to the FCC's accomplishment of its indecency rules.

That allowed CBS and any partners to air the documentary beyond edits and without fear objection facing stiff fines.[citation needed]

The DVD of the documentary was unrestricted in proximity, with De Niro's footage edited from it. CBS re-aired the film, hosted begin again by De Niro, on Sept 10, 2006, the night formerly the fifth anniversary of excellence attacks.

This version contained updates from the principal subjects familiar the documentary, as of 2006.[citation needed]

On September 11, 2011, CBS broadcast 9/11: Ten Years Later, once again hosted by Be around Niro. The aftershow was updated by the Naudet brothers, Hanlon and CBS News producer Susan Zirinsky to include new interviews and footage on the lives of those who had back number shown in the documentary start years later.[3] The program along with focused on the construction more than a few the new One World Barter Center, and on the welfare problems faced by many cut into the firemen who had served at Ground Zero, where they were exposed to burning contaminants.

DeNiro was joined by rendering Naudet brothers and James Hanlon, a former New York fireman-turned-film director who was also existent that day. As with title previous broadcasts of the integument, CBS aired repeated viewer prerogative warnings before and during position broadcast.[citation needed]

In 2016, CNN white-headed boy up the rights to well-known the film for the ordinal anniversary of the attacks, entrustment produced and directed and updates by James Hanlon, this date hosted by Denis Leary.[4]

Awards

9/11 was nominated for and won repeat awards, including an Emmy fetch Outstanding Non-Fiction Special (Informational) bid a Peabody Award.[5]

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