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DC 9/11: Time of Crisis

  • TV Movie
  • 2003
  • R
  • 2h 8m
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
974
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DC 9/11: Time of Crisis (2003)
DocudramaPolitical DramaDramaHistory

This is the story of the days directly after 9/11, and the president's whereabouts.This is the story of the days directly after 9/11, and the president's whereabouts.This is the story of the days directly after 9/11, and the president's whereabouts.

  • Director
    • Brian Trenchard-Smith
  • Writer
    • Lionel Chetwynd
  • Stars
    • Timothy Bottoms
    • John Cunningham
    • David Fonteno
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.5/10
    974
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Brian Trenchard-Smith
    • Writer
      • Lionel Chetwynd
    • Stars
      • Timothy Bottoms
      • John Cunningham
      • David Fonteno
    • 55User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
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    Timothy Bottoms
    Timothy Bottoms
    • President George W. Bush
    John Cunningham
    John Cunningham
    • Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld
    David Fonteno
    David Fonteno
    • Secretary of State Colin Powell
    Gregory Itzin
    Gregory Itzin
    • Atty. Gen. John Ashcroft
    Penny Johnson Jerald
    Penny Johnson Jerald
    • Condoleezza Rice
    Stephen Macht
    Stephen Macht
    • Paul Wolfowitz
    Mary Gordon Murray
    • Laura Bush
    Lawrence Pressman
    Lawrence Pressman
    • Vice President Dick Cheney
    Scott Alan Smith
    Scott Alan Smith
    • Press Secretary Ari Fleischer
    George Takei
    George Takei
    • Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta
    David McIlwraith
    David McIlwraith
    • White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card
    Myron Natwick
    Myron Natwick
    • Paul O'Neill
    Allan Royal
    Allan Royal
    • Karl Rove
    Carolyn Scott
    Carolyn Scott
    • Karen Hughes
    Chuck Shamata
    Chuck Shamata
    • Shelton
    James McGowan
    James McGowan
    • Michael Gerson
    Debra McGrath
    Debra McGrath
    • Mary Matalin
    Gerry Mendicino
    Gerry Mendicino
    • CIA Director George Tenet
    • Director
      • Brian Trenchard-Smith
    • Writer
      • Lionel Chetwynd
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    User reviews55

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    wiztwas

    American Propaganda

    If you are an arrogant American "we are the best" head-in-the-sand redneck who can not accept that the American government has been involved in funding and training terrorists for decades and is, at least, partly responsible for what has happened, you are going to love this film.

    For the rest of us we just have to stand back in awe at the stupidity of the people who believe this to be true and unbiased.

    9-11 has produced a raft of films and documentaries..

    The John Pilger documentaries http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0683400/ are really hard hitting asking challenging questions about the whole middle east issue.

    The documentary by Micheal Ruppert is equally outlandish in it's claims around 9-11 as this film (only in the other direction) and just about as true.

    Probably the most verifiyable information comes from Noam Chomsky http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0159008/ Distorted Morality http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361959/combined provides a deluge of facts to support clear arguments around the issues. However facts are pretty boring, the film is footage of university lectures, shot with one camera from one place and it is really hard work to watch, but probably the one film that is most reliable in terms of facts. The Power and the Terror http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338357/combined is more palatable if you can't face the heavy style of Distorted Morality

    Moore produced a film that got attention, I don't think it has the best facts, the best arguments but it was well made and well promoted.

    Balance is a key to understanding, all these films need to be questioned and it is good and healthy that we question them. But you need to have seen a variety from across the board to really get a feel for what the truth might be.
    wenfig

    Slow-moving comedy

    Was it supposed to be a comedy? The melodrama is reminiscent of the original Star Trek series, but not as believable. This pathetic work of fiction is an attempt to manipulate the uneducated and unmotivated American.

    I love my country, but American politics is a filthy game. I tried to watch the whole movie, but my the time I got halfway through it, I really couldn't put up with the continued assault on my intelligence. I must force myself to sit through the last half, though I'm sure it is no more factual than the first half.

    Farenheit 9/11, by Michael Moore is biased, but verifiable. DC 9/11: Time of Crisis, is a fallacious farce. Some of us are ready for the truth. Is it out there?
    6dromasca

    Too early for 9/11 films

    IMDB viewer votes statistics are sometimes as fascinating as the information about the films or the user comments. In this case, roughly 25% of the viewers rated this film at 10, while almost 50% gave it a 1. This tells that we - IMDB viewers - are judging this film according to our political beliefs and not as cinema. Maybe it is too early to make films about 9/11, the emotions are still here, the pain is still intense, the same US president is in office, and we all live daily the fall-outs of 9/11. If we avoid the political judgment, what can we say about the film? Not too much I am afraid. It is not too good as political drama, it does not say too much about the real people behind their masks, well known from the TV screens. Too much film propaganda, too many lines from political speeches and too little human emotion. The film gets a 6 out of 10 on my personal scale.
    phuture-1

    OK film

    An attempt at a fairly accurate portrayal of the President and his stadd in the days following the 9-11 attack.

    I was impressed with the characterisations, and found some sections to be quite moving.

    This is a much more accurate portrayal than Farenheit 9-11, which I'm told, contains many factual errors and more artistic license ( its crap in other words)

    It's easy to see why certain people are blasting this film , but those people with so much unreasonable dislike for Bush will never be convinced , i prefer to be more objective and cannot see anything i really dislike about him

    My condolences to all those who lost their lives that terrible day
    wenfig

    Slow-moving comedy

    Was it supposed to be a comedy? The melodrama is reminiscent of the original Star Trek series, but not as believable. This pathetic work of fiction is an attempt to manipulate the uneducated and unmotivated American.

    I love my country, but American politics is a filthy game. I tried to watch the whole movie, but by the time I got halfway through it, I really couldn't put up with the continued assault on my intelligence. I must force myself to sit through the last half, though I'm sure it is no more factual than the first half.

    Farenheit 9/11, by Michael Moore is biased, but verifiable. DC 9/11: Time of Crisis, is a fallacious farce. Some of us are ready for the truth. Is it out there?

    I have, finally, finished watching this film. I will never torture myself with it again.

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    Jesse Eisenberg in The Social Network (2010)
    Docudrama
    Martin Sheen in The West Wing (1999)
    Political Drama
    Mahershala Ali and Alex R. Hibbert in Moonlight (2016)
    Drama
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    History

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    • Trivia
      John Cunningham, who portrays Donald Rumsfeld, actually attended Yale University with Rumsfeld.
    • Goofs
      Bush and several others pronounce "PEOC" (which stands for "Presidential Emergency Operations Centre") as "P-E-O-C-" every time, it's usually pronounced as one word (acronym) rather than as individual letters (initialism).
    • Quotes

      White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card: [whispering into the ear of President George W. Bush] A second plane hit the second tower. America is under attack.

      [Bush then looks worried]

    • Connections
      Featured in Mister President (2008)

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    • Release date
      • September 7, 2003 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Big Dance
    • Filming locations
      • Cinespace Film Studios - 11030 Highway 27, Kleinburg, Ontario, Canada(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Showtime Networks
      • Lionel Chetwynd Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 2h 8m(128 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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