Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing
| Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing | |
|---|---|
| Screenplay by | Ned Curren |
| Directed by |
Leslie Libman Larry Williams |
| Starring | Peter Gallagher |
| Theme music composer | Mitchell Froom |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Amy Kaufman |
| Cinematography | Jean de Segonzac |
| Editor(s) | Cindy Mollo |
| Running time | 91 minutes |
| Production company(s) | HBO NYC Productions |
| Distributor | HBO |
| Release | |
| Original network | HBO |
| Original release | June 14, 1997 |
Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing is a 1997 American television film that depicts the events surrounding the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.[1] The film was directed by Larry Williams and Leslie Libman.[2][3] It stars Peter Gallagher and Marcia Gay Harden,[4] and features Andreas Katsulas as Omar Abdel-Rahman[5] and Art Malik as Ramzi Yousef.[6] The film premiered on HBO.[7]
Cast
- Peter Gallagher as John Anticev
- Art Malik as Ramzi Yousef
- Ned Eisenberg as Emad Salem
- Marcia Gay Harden as Nancy Floyd
- Paul Guilfoyle as Lou Napoli
- Andreas Katsulas as Omar Abdel-Rahman
- Keith Randolph Smith as Ray Williams
- Sheik Mahmud-Bey as Rodney Hampton-El
- Shaun Toub as El Sayyid Nosair
- Mike Starr as Mahmud Abouhalima
- Jeffrey DeMunn as Robert Brokaw
- Allison Janney as Assistant D.A.
- Mike O'Malley as Storage Facility Manager
- Peter McRobbie as Male Attorney
Production
The film was shot in New Jersey and Manhattan.[8]
Accolades
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee awarded the film the Advancing Tolerance award for Enhancing Intolerance.[9]
Aftermath
The film was scheduled for a repeat broadcast on HBO the week of the 9/11 attacks. HBO pulled it from its schedule following the attacks.[10]
References
- ↑ Wheeler Winston Dixon (2003). Visions of the Apocalypse: Spectacles of Destruction in American Cinema. Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231850483. page 70
- ↑ Wheeler Winston Dixon (2016). Hollywood in Crisis or: The Collapse of the Real. Springer Publishing. ISBN 9783319404813. page 2
- ↑ Kilian, Michael (14 June 1997). ""Path to Paradise": The 1993 World Trade Center bombing by..." Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ↑ King, Susan (11 June 1997). "'Path To Paradise' Chronicles Story Of Trade Center Bombing". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ↑ "Cartoonish portrayals ruin docudrama on N.Y. bombing". The Standard-Times (New Bedford). 14 June 1997. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ↑ Prince, Stephen (2009). Firestorm: American Film in the Age of Terrorism. Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231520089. page 234
- ↑ Rosenberg, Stuart (13 June 1997). "Bring In the Reinforcements (Page 2 of 2)". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ↑ Richmond, Ray (13 June 1997). "Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing". Variety (magazine). Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ↑ Rosenberg, Howard (13 June 1997). "Bring In the Reinforcements". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ↑ Battaglio, Stephen (1 February 2002). "Drama foreshadowed Sept. 11 / HBO hesitant to show film about first WTC attack". San Francisco Gate. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
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