Directed by Oliver Stone   Written by Andrea Berloff   John McLoughlin   Donna McLoughlin   William Jimeno   Allison Jimeno   Cast Nicolas Cage ... John McLoughlin Maria Bello ... Donna McLoughlin Connor Paolo ... Steven McLoughlin Anthony Piccininni ... JJ McLoughlin Alexa Gerasimovich ... Erin McLoughlin Morgan Flynn ... Caitlin McLoughlin Michael Peña ... Will Jimeno Armando Riesco ... Antonio Rodrigues Jay Hernandez ... Dominick Pezzulo Joe Starr ... Subway Rider Jon Bernthal ... Christopher Amoroso William Jimeno ... Port Authority Officer (as Will Jimeno) Nick Damici ... Lieutenant Kassimatis Jude Ciccolella ... Inspector Fields Martin Pfefferkorn ... Homeless Addict #1 Razame de la Crackers ... Homeless Addict #2 Nelson Peña ... Street Hood #1 Marcos Palma ... Street Hood #2 Andre Ward ... Port Authority Hustler Lisa Yuen ... Port Authority Tourist Cliff Bemis ... Desk Cop Harmonica Sunbeam ... 9th Avenue Hooker Ned Eisenberg ... Officer Polnicki Nicholas Turturro ... Officer Colovito Danny Nucci ... Officer Giraldi Tyree Michael Simpson ... Officer Washington (as Tyree Simpson) Kevin Feely ... Plain Clothes Officer Mark Elliot Wilson ... Street Businessman Tawny Cypress ... Bleeding Woman Robert Blanche ... WTC Desk Officer Tom Wright ... Officer Reynolds Terry Quinn ... Fire Fighter in Concourse Ed Jewett ... Wisconsin Cop Maggie Gyllenhaal ... Allison Jimeno Maria Helan ... Allison's Co-Worker (as Maria Helan Checa) Brad William Henke ... Allison's Brother Patti D'Arbanville ... Donna's Neighbor Donna Murphy ... Judy Jonas Nicky Katt ... Volunteer Fireman Lucia Brawley ... Will's Sister Kimberly Scott ... Sergeant King Dara Coleman ... Officer Boel Tiffany Romano ... Bianca Jimeno (as Tiffany Marie Romano) Gregory Jbara ... Accountant in Karnes Office Michael Shannon ... Dave Karnes Jordan Lage ... Karnes' Pastor Wass Stevens ... Pat McLoughlin Peter McRobbie ... Allison's Father Dorothy Lyman ... Allison's Mother Julie Adams ... Allison's Grandmother Tony Genaro ... Will's Father Aixa Maldonado ... Will's Mother Jay Acovone ... Donna's Male Neighbor Howard Samuelsohn ... Downtown Resident David H. Ahl ... National Guard Officer at Barricade Arthur J. Nascarella ... Fire Chief at Ground Zero (as Arthur Nascarella) Thom Prin Jr. ... Fireman at Ground Zero Steve Chappell ... Figure of Jesus William Mapother ... Marine Sergeant Thomas Thomas F. Duffy ... NYC Command Centre Operator Stephen Dorff ... Scott Strauss Frank Whaley ... Chuck Sereika Stoney Westmoreland ... Paddy McGee Tommy Asher ... Fireman in Hole Charles A. Gargano ... Port Authority Commander (as Charles Gargano) Thomas McHale ... Port Authority Sergeant Lalanya Masters ... Allison's Nurse Greg Collins ... Will's Rescue Fireman Scott Fox ... Firefighter #1 John's Rescue Louis Raimondi ... Firefighter #2 John's Rescue Victor Spadaro ... Firefighter #3 John's Rescue John Kiernan ... Firefighter #4 John's Rescue Liz A. Randall ... Will's Arrival Nurse (as Liz Randall) Roger Cross ... Will's Doctor Jossara Jinaro ... Will's Operation Nurse Joseph Esposito ... Fireman Joe Gary Stretch ... John's Paramedic Viola Davis ... Mother in Hospital Kurt Caceres ... John's Rescue Fireman Lola Cook ... Olivia Jimeno Basilina Butler ... Ground Zero Volunteer (as Basil McCurry) Uncredited Cast Douglas J. Aguirre ... Officer Bavli Nick Rey Angelus ... Injured Trade Worker #2 Rob Armstrong ... National Guardsman Michael Arthur ... Officer #1 Amanda Saphire Billingham ... Teenage Junkie Yuki Bird ... Nurse David Boston ... Motorist Barry Brisco ... Paramedic Luna Rocio Cantale ... Victim 2 Francesca Casale ... Donna's Friend Michael Devine ... Officer Hogarth Robin Dill ... Police Captain Jonathon Downs ... Volunteer at Stretcher Handoff for John McLoughlin Barbra Dunn ... Bleeding Woman LynNita Ellis ... NYC Paramedic Benjamin Fitch ... NYPD Officer Dennis Jay Funny ... Musical hipster, subway Paul Grace ... NYC Command Center Officer S.A. Griffin ... FDNY Lieutenant Jay Gutierrez ... Street Pimp Sean Hampton ... Doctor Frank Hopf ... Port Authority Desk Sergeant Lou Irizarry ... Officer Stolzman Edward M. Kelahan ... NYC Pedestrian Carolyn Kennedy ... Port Authority Patron Chad Knorr ... Officer #2 Katia Louise ... Family Member Pamela Martin ... Tourist With Bag John C. McDonnell ... Pittsburgh Officer John C. McGinley ... Fireman John McLoughlin ... Himself Franco Moscon ... NY Policeman Robert Myers ... Commuter J. Woodward Palmer ... Fireman Loukas Papas ... NYC Port Authority Pedestrian Lalo Reyes ... Nurse Brieann Rich ... FDNY Paramedic Michael Rich ... Boy with Dog Nicholas Rich ... NYPD ESU Paramedic Buster Rojas ... Firefighter Stuart Ross ... Firefighter Vincent James Russo ... Concerned Spectator Sahlima ... Business Woman Norman Schleiffer ... Pedestrian Steve Shampine ... NYC Fireman Matthew Shields ... Will's Rescue Fireman Maz Siam ... NYPD ESU #4 Donn Andrew Simmons ... Surgeon Arne Starr ... Man in Lobby Klatann Thomas ... ESU Worker Pete Turner ... Ed Produced by Moritz Borman   Robert S. Costanzo   Chantal Feghali   Norman Golightly   Debra Hill   Donald J. Lee Jr.   Michael Shamberg   Stacey Sher   Robert S. Wilson   Michael Maker   Original Music by Craig Armstrong

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