Sep 08, 2006 senior officials and advisers in clintons administration have attacked the accuracy of the path to 911, accusing filmmakers of including fictitious and even false and defamatory scenes of. The path to 911 was by no means a perfect docudrama, and the reallife figures certainly had a right to complain about their depiction and the way in which actual events were dramatized. This movie can be called historical fiction at best. Winner of best documentary at 2008 valley film festival enter site. In a tragic twist, oneill later went to work at the world trade center and was killed on that fateful day.
According to abc, the movie is based on the 911 commission report and other sources, including interviews and news accounts. In response to complaints from former members of the clinton administration and their supporters, abc edited several scenes in the film that. The following scenes, deleted from the original version of the made for tv movie the path to 911, were aired on fox news sunday. Dec 07, 2010 the path to 911 unedited 2 part miniseries starring donnie wahlberg, this version of the film includes the controversial scene which the clintons blocked from being being included in the film, where bill clinton was called and told they had bin laden and they asked clinton if they should take the shot and he said no. Path to 911 available for online viewing pathto911. Blocking the path to 911 2008 the untold story behind the public firestorm over a 911 miniseries. Now the imbroglio has been revived for a directtovideo documentary called blocking the path to 911, produced by rightwing rabblerouser david bossie and directed by former radio host john. The path to 911 is an unsparing, and at times hyperbolic, portrait of. The raw story european path to 911 trailer promotes.
Nowrasteh as the screenwriter after reading his script for the day reagan was shot, a 2001 television movie that was. Watch full episodes of the path to 911 and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. Also starring donnie wahlberg and stephen root, the path to 911 garnered controversy for its questionable depiction of the clinton administrations failings related to the threat. With blocking the path to 911, citizens united productions exposes the amazing untold story behind the public firestorm surrounding the path to 9 11.
The controversial abc film,\the path to 911,\ was sold as \based on the 911 commission report. And yes, it did go into the fecklessness and incompetant ineptness of the clintons treehugger administration. The film was written by screenwriter cyrus nowrasteh, and directed by. Simpsonlike evidence demonstrating that the initial smear of the movie and the filmmakers was a travesty of justice so simpsonian in. Over two nights september 1011, 2006, just four months before hillary announced the exploratory committee for her original presidential campaign, abc aired the path to 911, a riveting and factual docudrama.
The path to 911 dvd region one playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc. But were keitels comments taken out of context and misrepresented. You can watch path to 911 on abcs website for free both nights are available handy for those who recorded mondays second half and missed the end due to the presidents speech. The path to 911 wege des terrors, trailer, dvd, filmkritik. Sep 09, 2007 as a result, a key scene that was critical of the clinton administrations mishandling of osama bin laden never made it to broadcast television. Also starring donnie wahlberg and stephen root, the path to 911 garnered controversy for. Unedited abc miniseries path to 911 finally seeing light of day. The only other movie that im aware of that was aired without commercials was schindlers list. The late late show with james corden recommended for you. As a result, a key scene that was critical of the clinton. Last year, abc and disney appeared to cave to political pressure from bill clinton, sandy berger, and democrat leaders in the senate. There is talk that when or if an official factory issue is released, it will be cut an edited for political reasons. Come and experience your torrent treasure chest right here.
The notorious and highly controversial dramatization of the sequence of events leading to the septe. Another thing i loved about the movie was its tracking of the 911 story from 1993, when the world trade center was bombed the first time. The world trade center is an intimate portrait of the miracle of gods salvation. The path to 911 gets more crooked towleroad gay news. Kanganis and stars james belushi as detective michael dooley. Watch blocking the path to 911 documentary on directv. Senior officials and advisers in clintons administration have attacked the accuracy of the path to 911, accusing filmmakers of including fictitious and even false and defamatory scenes of. In the days before it aired, the rumors about the movie s partisan hackery had flown so fast and thick, it didnt seem possible the. This sequel follows police detective michael dooley james belushi and his faithful german shepherd partner, jerry lee, who have been working together for 10 years.
With charlie sheen, gina gershon, whoopi goldberg, luis guzman. Unedited abc miniseries path to 911 finally seeing light. This acclaimed and balanced movie faulted two administrations bill clinton and george w. Path to 911 dvd unediteduncut rare tv mini series for sale. Also starring donnie wahlberg and stephen root, the path to 911 garnered. The abc mini series the path to 911, scheduled to air sunday and monday, is a dramatization based in part on the 911 commission report. The european trailer for abcs path to 911 miniseries, which is scheduled to air this sunday and monday on the fiveyear anniversary of the september 11 attacks, promotes the docudrama as the. Remember bills wife was gearing up for her presidential run in 2008 and they thought this movie would directly impact her chances to win the democratic. Sep 10, 2006 live thread of the path to 911 part i 8 10. The path to 911 uncut ep1 part 1 of 4 video dailymotion.
But bush did not get a pass either its not like we didnt have warning about the 911 attacks. Sep 09, 2011 the think tank american freedom alliance said today it will screen the full unedited version of the 2006 abc miniseries the path to 911 on sunday, sept. The path to 911 is a twopart miniseries that aired in the united states on abc television on. K 911 is a 1999 american buddy cop actioncomedy film released direct to video. The path to 911 wege des terrors 2 filmkritik film tv. This docudrama is, hands down, one of the finest films ever made on the topic of 911 and the events that led up to it. With blocking the path to 911, citizens united productions exposes the amazing untold story behind the public firestorm surrounding the path to 911. If enough people watch these movies, it could give a renewed sense of faith, family and patriotism to the united states of america. The path to 911 dvd 2006 region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc. Watch the path to 911 uncut ep1 part 1 of 4 alan hijazi on dailymotion. Fabricated path to 911 scene should not have been in the film.
But path to 911 was also accused of having a political slant. The final hour of the movie dramatizes the events of 911, including a recreation of the second plane entering the world trade center, tom burnetts calls to his wife, and john millers reporting near the scene of the attacks. A slapdash, unintentionally comical and somewhat harrowing disgrace of a movie, the path to 911 was a bad idea from the getgo. Watch blocking the path to 911 online stream full movie.
The path to 911 tv 2006 miniseries 2disc dvd set rare. But its even harder to take when those steps continue to contaminate the present. While praised as a production, the series received criticism for altering facts beyond the needs of dramatic licence. What did harvey keitel really say about the path to 911. The controversial abc film,\the path to 911,\ was sold as \based on the. Harvey keitel, donnie wahlberg, amy madigan, michael murphy. Hindsight is heartbreaking and disturbing to watch, even in a madefortelevision movie. It presents courageous interviews with the original films writerproducer, director, and editors, as well as numerous terrorism experts and the head of the 911 commission. Following the broadcast of the path to 911, abcs coparent, the walt disney company, reportedly ordered an internal corporate investigation into the movie and its. Blocking the path to 911 citizens united productions. Are certain comments made by keitel during the interview completely ignored by those vehemently protesting the airing of the movie. The path to 911 wege des terrors 1 filmkritik film tv. You know, when i go and see a movie and i see it talking about, you know, something on the liberal side.
Were the real details leading to 911 not exciting enough. But you know when youre making a movie, a lot of things happen on set that are unscripted. A group of five people find themselves trapped in an elevator. The film dramatizes the 1993 world trade center bombing in new york city and the events leading up to the september 11, 2001 attacks. To this day, disney refuses to release the movie on.
The untold story behind the public firestorm over a 911 miniseries. This fivehour abc miniseries depicts the events leading up to the. Jan 26, 2007 fox news channel is touting the fact that it has obtained controversial unseen footage from abcs miniseries the path to 911 and is planning to air the video during hannitys america on. The path to 911 is a twopart miniseries that aired in the united states on abc television on september 1011, 2006 and in other countries. Oct 22, 2006 this is a dvd of the abc controversial mini series path to 911 exactly as it originally aired run time 146 min, no commercials. The television movie about the rise of al qaeda comes at a time when. Sep 11, 2008 my film, blocking the path to 911, has put together o. Left hand path is a short film that explores the art, philosophy and religion of james c. Sep 10, 2006 the opposition to the abc docudrama has been using harvey keitels cnn interview statements as one of their talking points against the path to 911. Abc has been under assault by bloggers and former officials who claim the film paints an unfairly censorious portrait of the clinton administration.