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#1204
My Rating:
7
Seen It:
Yes
USA / English
| Christian Clemenson |
Thomas Burnett |
| Trish Gates |
Sandra Bradshaw |
| Cheyenne Jackson |
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| Polly Adams (II) |
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| Opal Alladin |
CeeCee Lyles |
| Gary Commock |
First Officer LeRoy Homer |
| Nancy McDoniel |
Lorraine G. Bay |
| David Alan Basche |
Todd Beamer |
| Richard Bekins |
William Joseph Cashman |
| Susan Blommaert |
Jane Folger |
| JJ Johnson |
Captain Jason M. Dahl |
| Polly Adams |
Deborah Welsh |
| Starla Benford |
Wanda Anita Green |
| J.J. Johnson |
Captain Jason Dahl |
| Director |
Paul Greengrass |
| Producer |
Lloyd Levin; Tim Bevan; Eric Fellner; Mairi Bett |
| Writer |
Paul Greengrass |
| Cinematography |
Barry Ackroyd |
| Musician |
John Powell |
One of the most shocking events in modern American history gets a skilled and respectful treatment in
United 93. The movie begins by following the four terrorists who hijacked the plane that never reached its target on 9/11/2001, tracking them as they enter the airport and wait for their flight, surrounded by the people who will die from their actions. From there, it cuts to and fro among air traffic controllers and the military as, gradually, it becomes clear that planes are being hijacked and crashed into buildings. As the focus turns to the captive United Flight 93, the passengers discover, due to cell phone connections with family, that they're on a suicide mission and--almost paralyzed by stress and anxiety--decide to fight back. Most movies create tension by implying what
might happen, but with
United 93 the audience knows
exactly what happened: Every person on that plane died. As a result, the movie is more relentlessly gut-wrenching than suspenseful (though the dawning realization of the air traffic controllers has an effective creeping dread). But writer/director Paul Greengrass (
The Bourne Supremacy) manages to keep the scale of the events human; there are no glamorous heroics, only terrifying confusion and desperate, hopeless bravery. One can only hope the movie brings some peace to the families of the passengers, as
United 93 is the cinematic equivalent of a war memorial, commemorating lives lost in a moment of horrible, harrowing conflict.
--Bret Fetzer
| Distributor |
Universal Studios |
| Edition |
Widescreen Edition |
| Barcode |
025192657023 |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Release Date |
9/5/2006 |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Screen Ratio |
Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic) |
| Subtitles |
English; French |
| Audio Tracks |
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo
FRENCH: Dolby Digital 5.1
SPANISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Layers |
Single Side, Dual Layer |
| No. of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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· United 93: The Families and the Film - Discover the Real-Life Stories Behind the brave Passengers and Crew Aboard United Flight 93 Through Interviews With Their Families. · Feature Commentary with Director Paul Greengrass - With Director Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy, Bloody Sunday) · Memorial Pages - The Passengers and Crew of United Flight 93 are Remembered with 40 Written Biographies. |
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