description World Trade Center Overview
World Trade Center depicts the experiences of Port Authority Police officers who became trapped within the wreckage of the North Tower following the September 11th attacks. The film portrays their efforts and the desperate situation faced by a small team as they awaited rescue amidst the collapse of the World Trade Center. It is based on the real-life accounts of these officers during that event.
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info World Trade Center Specifications
| Country | United States |
| Year | 2006 |
help World Trade Center FAQ
Which real Port Authority officers are portrayed in World Trade Center?
The film follows Sergeant John McLoughlin and Officer Will Jimeno, two Port Authority police officers trapped in the rubble after entering the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Nicolas Cage plays McLoughlin and Michael Peña plays Jimeno. [Paramount Pictures](https://www.paramountpictures.com/movies/world-trade-center)
Does World Trade Center focus on the whole September 11 attack?
The 2006 film concentrates on the rescue mission and the survival of McLoughlin and Jimeno beneath the collapsed towers. Its 129-minute story also follows their families and the rescuers searching for them. [World Trade Center information](https://www.paramountpictures.com/movies/world-trade-center)
Is World Trade Center a documentary or a dramatized true story?
It is a 2006 American docudrama directed by Oliver Stone, not a documentary assembled from news footage. The central officers were real, but some events and dialogue were changed for dramatic storytelling. [AFI Catalog](https://catalog.afi.com/Film/64117-WORLD-TRADE-CENTER)
Who plays the families and the rescuers in World Trade Center?
Maria Bello plays Donna McLoughlin and Maggie Gyllenhaal plays Allison Jimeno, the wives waiting for news. Michael Shannon plays former Marine Dave Karnes, one of the rescuers involved in finding the trapped officers. [Cast information](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/world_trade_center/cast-and-crew)
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