9/11: The Falling Man

Mar 16, 2006

1h 11m

★ 7.2

Overview

An examination of an image - a falling man from the North Tower, frozen in mid air - circulated by the press immediately after the September 11 attacks, the public's reaction, and why it was later deemed un-newsworthy.

Genres

Documentary

TV Movie

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Roadshow Productions

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Narrator (voice)

Steven Mackintosh

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