The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal
Brief Synopsis
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A dramatic retelling of the 1911 tragedy in which 146 workers died in New York's garment district and ultimately laid the groundwork for the establishment of the ILGWU. The real-life catastrophe took a mere eleven minutes; the movie, with its soap opera plots and assorted inaccuracies (like several
Cast & Crew
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Mel Stuart
Director
Milton Selzer
Valerie Landsburg
Wil Albert
Larry Gelman
Charlotte Rae
Film Details
Also Known As
Triangle Factory Fire Scandal
Genre
Historical
Release Date
1979
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A dramatic retelling of the 1911 tragedy in which 146 workers died in New York's garment district and ultimately laid the groundwork for the establishment of the ILGWU. The real-life catastrophe took a mere eleven minutes; the movie, with its soap opera plots and assorted inaccuracies (like several key references by some of the ladies to the popularity of Charlie Chaplin who at the time was totally unknown and did not make his first American movie until three years later), took two agonizing hours to unreel. Three technical Emmy Award nominations went to "The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal," which won in the category of Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling.
Director
Mel Stuart
Director
Cast
Milton Selzer
Valerie Landsburg
Wil Albert
Larry Gelman
Charlotte Rae
David Dukes
Lin Shaye
Erica Yohn
Stephanie Zimbalist
Olivia Barash
Patrick Wright
Ron Vernan
Stacey Nelkin
Lilah Mccarthy
Bill Sorrells
Lauren Frost
Pamela Toll
Constance Pfeiffer
Bart Burns
Dave Shelley
Scott Mulhern
Judith-marie Bergan
Ted Wass
Michael Mullins
Tom Bosley
Sean Thomas Roche
Naomi Stevens
Tovah Feldshuh
Eric Mason
Janet Margolin
Jerome Guardino
Mario Gallo
Rhoda Gemignani
John O'connell
Milt Oberman
Crew
Ethel Brez
Screenplay
Mel Brez
Screenplay
Dick Brownfield
Special Effects
Gary Credle
Associate Producer
Corky Ehlers
Editor
Leonard Emery
Special Effects
Paul Freeman
Producer
Merrill Grant
Executive Producer
Maury Harris
Sound
Craig Harrison
Special Effects
Don Kirshner
Executive Producer
Joe Knott
Special Effects
Robert L Knott
Special Effects
Alan Landsburg
Executive Producer
Matthew F. Leonetti
Director Of Photography
Alan Manser
Production Designer
Charles R Pierce
Other
Walter Scharf
Music
Mike Wood
Special Effects
Film Details
Also Known As
Triangle Factory Fire Scandal
Genre
Historical
Release Date
1979
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
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Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States January 30, 1979
