United 93 (film)
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United 93 is a 2006 docudrama thriller film written and directed by Paul Greengrass. The film largely chronicles the events aboard United Airlines Flight 93,[3] one of the four hijacked flights during the September 11 attacks and the only one not to hit its intended target due to the intervention of passengers and crew; it also covers the experiences of government officials and air traffic controllers watching the other events of the attacks unfold.
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Directed by | Paul Greengrass |
Screenplay by | Paul Greengrass |
Based on | 9/11 Commission Report by the 9/11 Commission |
Produced by | Paul Greengrass Tim Bevan Eric Fellner Lloyd Levin |
Starring | Christian Clemenson Cheyenne Jackson David Alan Basche Peter Hermann Daniel Sauli Trish Gates Corey Johnson Richard Bekins Michael J. Reynolds Khalid Abdalla |
Cinematography | Barry Ackroyd |
Edited by | Clare Douglas Richard Pearson Christopher Rouse |
Music by | John Powell |
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures (United States) United International Pictures (United Kingdom) Mars Distribution (France) |
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Running time | 110 minutes[1] |
Countries | United States United Kingdom France |
Languages | English Arabic (diegetic) |
Budget | $15 million[2] |
Box office | $76.3 million[2] |
The film attempts to recount the hijacking and subsequent events in the flight with as much veracity as possible (there is a disclaimer that some imagination had to be used) and in real time (from the flight's takeoff). The film was made with the cooperation of many of the passengers' families,[4] though not all agreed to participate;[5] many also attended the premiere. Furthermore, many of the on-the-ground personnel, most notably Federal Aviation Administration head Ben Sliney, portray themselves.
United 93 premiered on April 26, 2006, at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City,[6] and later opened in North America on April 28, 2006. The film is regarded as one of the best films of 2006. It was also a commercial success, grossing $76.3 million worldwide.[2][7] Ten percent of the gross income from the three-day opening weekend was promised toward a donation to create a memorial for the flight's victims.[8] The film also received two Academy Award nominations, including Best Director for Greengrass.