Why the Towers Fell (2002) USA
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Director:Kenedy, Garield, Klein, Larry
Studio:British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Writer:Garfield Kennedy, Larry Klein
Rating:7.2 (67 votes)
Date Added:2012-06-05
Awards:1 win
Genre:English films
IMDb:0381710
Duration:1:00:00
Aspect Ratio:1.78 : 1
Sound:Dolby
Languages:English
Subtitles:No subtitles
LAC code:300001098
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:original
Kenedy, Garield, Klein, Larry  ...  (Director)
Garfield Kennedy, Larry Klein  ...  (Writer)
 
Jonathan Barnett  ...  Himself - Professor: Fire Protection Engineering
Brian Clark  ...  Himself - World Trade Center Survivor
Gene Corley  ...  Himself - Structural Engineer
Sal D'Agostino  ...  Himself - Fireman and World Trade Center Survivor
Jan Demczur  ...  Himself - World Trade Center Survivor
Bill Forney  ...  Himself - World Trade Center Survivor
Matt Komorowski  ...  Himself - Fireman and World Trade Center Survivor
Matthys Levy  ...  Author
Will Lyman  ...  Narrator
Mike Meldrum  ...  Himself - Fireman and World Trade Center Survivor
Paul Neal  ...  Himself - World Trade Center Survivor
Jake Pauls  ...  Himself - Building Safety Analyst
Stanley Praimnath  ...  Himself - World Trade Center Survivor
Leslie Robertson  ...  Himself - World Trade Center Engineer
Charles Thornton  ...  Himself - Structural Engineer
Comments: DEN 167

Summary: In the aftermath of the collapse, the questions came quickly and urgently: was it inevitable that such a severely damaged structure would completely collapse? Or was there something about the building's design or construction that made it especially susceptible to failure? What exactly caused that failure-fire, heat, internal damage? Was the evacuation plan adequate enough to save the maximum number of lives? And are other tall buildings just as vulnerable to collapse when the blast is great and the fire uncontrolled? In the gray wasteland of smoke and dust and mangled steel that was once the third tallest building in the world, forensic engineers began sifting the wreckage for clues and answers to these and other structural truths. This blue-ribbon team of engineers is nearing the end of its task, and NOVA has been there from the beginning, following its investigation of the causes of the calamity...