Director: Oliver Stone

Writer: Andrea Berloff

Music Composed by: Craig Armstrong

Producers: Michael Shamberg; Stacey Sher; Moritz Borman; Debra Hill

Keywords: Drama, Terrorism

Two New York Port Authority officers become trapped under the rubble of the destroyed World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001.

ABSTRACT
William Jimeno and Sergeant John McLoughlin, two New York Port Authority officers working a mundane beat on September 11, 2001, receive an emergency call alerting them to an evident terrorist attack on Manhattan's World Trade Center towers. The seasoned pair's efforts to rescue occupants of the World Trade Center's North Tower leave them trapped under the rubble of the destroyed buildings, struggling to stay alive against long odds as their wives and an entire nation look on towards their hopeful rescue.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Julie Adams	Actor	17-Oct-1926	3-Feb-2019	Paula Denning on Capitol
Maria Bello	Actor	18-Apr-1967		Dr. Anna Del Amico on ER
Jon Bernthal	Actor	20-Sep-1977		Shane Walsh on The Walking Dead
Nicolas Cage	Actor	7-Jan-1964		Leaving Las Vegas
Roger R. Cross	Actor	19-Oct-1966		Curtis Manning on 24
Tawny Cypress	Actor	8-Aug-1976		Simone Deveaux on Heroes
Patti D'Arbanville	Actor	25-May-1951		Rose Boscorelli on Third Watch
Viola Davis	Actor	11-Aug-1965		Nurse Peeler on City of Angels
Stephen Dorff	Actor	29-Jul-1973		Blade
Ned Eisenberg	Actor	13-Jan-1957		Roger Kressler on Law & Order: SVU
Maggie Gyllenhaal	Actor	16-Nov-1977		Secretary
Brad William Henke	Actor	10-Apr-1966		Owen Rowan on October Road
Jay Hernandez	Actor	20-Feb-1978		Crazy/Beautiful
Nicky Katt	Actor	11-May-1970		Harry Senate on Boston Public
Dorothy Lyman	Actor	18-Apr-1947		Naomi Harper on Mama's Family
William Mapother	Actor	17-Apr-1965		The Grudge
Donna Murphy	Actor	7-Mar-1959		The King and I
Danny Nucci	Actor	15-Sep-1968		Eraser
Michael Peña	Actor	13-Jan-1976		Crash
Michael Shannon	Actor	7-Aug-1974		Van Alden on Boardwalk Empire
Nicholas Turturro	Actor	29-Jan-1962		Detective Martinez on NYPD Blue
Frank Whaley	Actor	20-Jul-1963		The Jimmy Show

CAST

Nicolas Cage	...   John McLoughlin
Michael Peña	...   Will Jimeno
Maggie Gyllenhaal	...   Allison Jimeno
Maria Bello	...   Donna McLoughlin
Stephen Dorff	...   Scott Strauss
Jay Hernandez	...   Dominick Pezzulo
Michael Shannon	...   Dave Karnes
Donna Murphy	...   Judy Jonas
Frank Whaley	...   Chuck Sereika
Viola Davis	...   Mother in Hospital
Jon Bernthal	...   Christopher Amoroso
Patti D'Arbanville	...   Donna's Neighbor
Jude Ciccolella	...   Insp. Fields
Brad William Henke	...   Allison's Brother
Peter McRobbie	...   Allison's Father
Ned Eisenberg	...   Officer Polnicki
Danny Nucci	...   Officer Giraldi
Nicholas Turturro	...   Officer Colovito
Dorothy Lyman	...   Allison's Mother
Armando Riesco	...   Antonio Rodrigues
Tom Wright	...   Officer Reynolds
Connor Paolo	...   Steven McLoughlin
Anthony Piccininni	...   JJ McLoughlin
Alexa Gerasimovich	...   Erin McLoughlin
Morgan Flynn	...   Caitlin McLoughlin
Joe Starr	...   Subway Rider
Will Jimeno	...   Port Authority Officer
Nick Damici	...   Lt. Kassimatis
Martin Pfefferkorn	...   Homeless Addict #1
Razame de la Crackers	...   Homeless Addict #2
Nelson Peña	...   Street Hood #1
Marcos Palma	...   Street Hood #2
Andre Ward	...   Port Authority Hustler
Lisa Yuen	...   Port Authority Tourist
Cliff Bemis	...   Desk Cop
Harmonica Sunbeam	...   9th Avenue Hooker
Tyree Simpson	...   Officer Washington
Kevin Feely	...   Plain Clothes Officer
Mark Elliot Wilson	...   Street Businessman
Tawny Cypress	...   Bleeding Woman
Robert Blanche	...   WTC Desk Officer
Terry Quinn	...   Fire Fighter in Concourse
Ed Jewett	...   Wisconsin Cop
Maria Helan Checa	...   Allison's Co-Worker
Nicky Katt	...   Volunteer Fireman
Lucia Brawley	...   Will's Sister
Kimberly Scott	...   Sgt. King
Dara Coleman	...   Officer Boel
Tiffany Marie Romano	...   Bianca Jimeno
Gregory Jbara	...   Accountant in Karnes' Office
Jordan Lage	...   Karnes' Pastor
Wass Stevens	...   Pat McLoughlin
Julie Adams	...   Allison's Grandmother
Tony Genaro	...   Will's Father
Aixa Maldonado	...   Will's Mother
Jay Acovone	...   Donna's Male Neighbor
Howard Samuelsohn	...   Downtown Resident
David H. Ahl	...   National Guard Officer at Barricade
Arthur Nascarella	...   Fire Chief at Ground Zero
Thom Prin, Jr.	...   Fireman at Ground Zero
Steve Chappell	...   Figure of Jesus
William Mapother	...   Marine Sgt. Thomas
Thomas F. Duffy	...   NYC Command Centre Operator
Stoney Westmoreland	...   Paddy McGee
Tommy Asher	...   Fireman in Hole
Charles Gargano	...   Port Authority Commander
Thomas McHale	...   Port Authority Sergeant
Thomas F. Duffy	...   Fireman Worker
Lalanya Masters	...   Allison's Nurse
Greg Collins	...   Will's Rescue Fireman
Scott Fox	...   Firefighter #1 John's Rescue
Louis Raimondi	...   Firefighter #2 John's Rescue
Victor Spadaro	...   Firefighter #3 John's Rescue
John Kiernan	...   Firefighter #4 John's Rescue
Liz Randall	...   Will's Arrival Nurse
Roger R. Cross	...   Will's Doctor
Jossara Jinaro	...   Will's Operation Nurse
Joseph Esposito	...   Fireman Joe
Gary Stretch	...   John's Paramedic
Kurt Caceres	...   John's Rescue Fireman
Lola Cook	...   Olivia Jimeno

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