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United 93
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7.1A 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.
Cast
- J.J. Johnson as Captain Jason M. Dahl
- Gary Commock as First Officer LeRoy Homer
- Polly Adams as Deborah Welsh
- Opal Alladin as CeeCee Lyles
- Starla Benford as Wanda Anita Green
- Trish Gates as Sandra Bradshaw
Themes
- airplane
- war on terror
- hijacking
- terror cell
- based on true story
- emergency landing
- airplane hijacking
- terrorism
- 9/11
- real time
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Ratings
IMDb
7.6/10
114,855 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
90%
Metacritic
90/100
- Year
- 2006
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Genres
- Action, Drama, History
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. 29 wins & 58 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Paul Greengrass
- Written by
- Paul Greengrass
- Produced by
- Tim Bevan Eric Fellner Lloyd Levin Paul Greengrass
- Starring
- See below
- Cinematography
- Barry Ackroyd
- Edited by
- Clare Douglas Christopher Rouse Richard Pearson
- Music by
- John Powell
- Production companies
- Working Title Films Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
- Distributed by
- Universal Pictures (North America) United International Pictures (International)
- Release dates
- 26 February 2006 ( 2006-02-26 ) ( Tribeca ) 28 April 2006 ( 2006-04-28 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 111 minutes
- Countries
- United Kingdom United States
- Languages
- English Arabic ( diegetic )
- Budget
- $15–18 million
- Box office
- $77.6 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- biographical film
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- 9/11 Commission Report
- Main subject
- United Airlines Flight 93
- Director
- Paul Greengrass
- Screenwriter
- Paul Greengrass
- Cast member
- Ben Sliney
- Composer
- John Powell
- Producer
- Lloyd Levin
- Production company
- Working Title Films
- Cinematographer
- Barry Ackroyd
- Narrative location
- Pennsylvania
- Filming location
- Morocco
- Duration
- 110
- FilmAffinity ID
- 897951
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.flight93.net
Show 7 more facts
- publication date
- 2006-06-01
- title
- United 93
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Film Editing
- different from
- Flight 93
- set in environment
- aircraft
- review score
- 7.6/10
- characters
- Ben Sliney
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Encyclopedic overview
United 93 is a 2006 docudrama action film produced, written, and directed by Paul Greengrass, that depicts the events around United Airlines Flight 93, one of four hijacked flights of the September 11 attacks; Flight 93 was the only plane not to hit a target, due to the actions of its passengers and crew. The film also covers the experiences of government officials and air traffic controllers, many of whom are played by themselves, as they witness the attacks unfold that day.
The film recounts the hijacking and subsequent events during the flight with as much veracity as possible, including using a real time perspective where the film takes place over the same amount of time as the real-life events, beginning from the plane's takeoff. There is, however, a disclaimer that some imagination had to be used to tell the story. Overall, United 93 was made with the support and cooperation of most of the passengers' families, and many attended the premiere, though there were a few who did not support the film and did not participate in any of the film's activities. Many of the on-the-ground personnel, most notably Federal Aviation Administration head Ben Sliney, portray themselves.
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