9/11 BY THE NAUDET BROTHERS 6 OF 6

9/11 BY THE NAUDET BROTHERS PART 6 OF 6

Narrated by Robert DeNiro

There are no graphic images in the film, save for firefighters carrying out the body of FDNY chaplain Mychal Judge. Jules Naudet said he censored himself on the spot, not filming the horrible images he had seen from the moment he walked into the lobby of the North Tower.

"I was just protecting myself, in a way," he said. "I remember the first time I was confronted with that--there were three people burning alive, I got a glimpse of it, and unfortunately these images are seared into your brain. I was thinking [then] that nobody should see that."

The update keeps much of the core of the original documentary, particularly the harrowing journey with the firefighters as they battle to save lives, fight the fires, and then fight to save their own lives. Three hundred forty-three firefighters, including several in the film, were among the 2,700 people who were killed in the Manhattan attacks.

"We've been in constant contact with the men [of the firehouse] after making this documentary," Hanlon said. "We were really a part of that family; we've stayed in touch with everyone. And a year ago, we realized that a lot of the guys had never spoken about it after that day and would really only talk about it in a closed circle of firefighters."

The filmmakers also have seen the firefighters at several department functions annually throughout the years, Jules Naudet said. He was married at the firehouse about a year after the attacks.

Several of the firefighters have transferred, and others have retired. At least two, though, are still on the job. Joseph Pfeiffer--the battalion chief who lost his brother, Kevin, at the World Trade Center--is now FDNY's chief of counterterrorism and preparedness. Rookie firefighter Tony Benetatos is now on the hazardous-material squad.