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The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal (1979)

The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal poster
Directed by
Mel Stuart
Genre
drama film, disaster film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 38m
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This television film dramatizes the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City. It follows the lives of the garment workers and the events leading up to the disaster that killed 146 people.

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What happens

The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal is a 1979 American television movie directed by Mel Stuart and starring David Dukes, Tovah Feldshuh, Lauren Frost, Stacey Nelkin, Tom Bosley and Ted Wass. It premiered on NBC on January 30, 1979. The film chronicles the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of March 25, 1911, in which 146 garment workers died and which spurred the growth of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union. The film was nominated for three Emmy awards, and won for Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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