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World Trade Center

World Trade Center

The world saw evil that day. Two men saw something else.

20066.12h 9m

Overview

Two police officers struggle to survive when they become trapped beneath the rubble of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

Directed by Oliver Stone
Written by Andrea Berloff, John McLoughlin
Produced by Debra Hill, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher
Box OfficeBudget: $65.0MRevenue: $163.2M

Top Cast

Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage

John McLoughlin

Maria Bello

Maria Bello

Donna McLoughlin

Connor Paolo

Connor Paolo

Steven McLoughlin

A

Anthony Piccininni

JJ McLoughlin

A

Alexa Gerasimovich

Erin McLoughlin

M

Morgan Flynn

Caitlin McLoughlin

Michael Peña

Michael Peña

Will Jimeno

Armando Riesco

Armando Riesco

Antonio Rodrigues

Jay Hernandez

Jay Hernandez

Dominick Pezzulo

J

Joe Starr

Subway Rider

Themes & Keywords

rescueheroalarm clockwar on terrorrunawayfire enginebased on true storymarinehospitalterrorismtrappedrubblerescue team9/11world trade centerterrorist groupal qaedafirefighterhuman made disasterromantic

About World Trade Center

World Trade Center is a drama, history, thriller film released in 2006 exploring themes of rescue, hero, alarm clock, war on terror, runaway, fire engine. Directed by Oliver Stone, it stars Nicolas Cage, Maria Bello, Connor Paolo. Two police officers struggle to survive when they become trapped beneath the rubble of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

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