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United 93

United 93

September 11, 2001. Four planes were hijacked. Three of them reached their target. This is the story of the fourth.

20067.11h 51m

Overview

A real-time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on 9/11 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot.

Directed by Paul Greengrass
Written by Paul Greengrass
Produced by Paul Greengrass, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner
Box OfficeBudget: $15.0MRevenue: $76.3M

Top Cast

J

J.J. Johnson

Captain Jason M. Dahl

G

Gary Commock

First Officer LeRoy Homer

Polly Adams

Polly Adams

Deborah Welsh

Opal Alladin

Opal Alladin

CeeCee Lyles

Starla Benford

Starla Benford

Wanda Anita Green

Trish Gates

Trish Gates

Sandra Bradshaw

Nancy McDoniel

Nancy McDoniel

Lorraine G. Bay

David Alan Basche

David Alan Basche

Todd Beamer

Richard Bekins

Richard Bekins

William Joseph Cashman

Susan Blommaert

Susan Blommaert

Jane Folger

Themes & Keywords

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About United 93

United 93 is a drama, history, crime, thriller, action film released in 2006 exploring themes of airplane, war on terror, hijacking, terror cell, based on true story, emergency landing. Directed by Paul Greengrass, it stars J.J. Johnson, Gary Commock, Polly Adams. A real-time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on 9/11 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot.

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