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The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal (1979)
Directed by Mel Stuart
Overview
The story of a fire in the Triangle Shirt Mfg. Co. building in New York City in 1911 that resulted in the deaths of 146 employees, mostly young women. The ensuing investigation revealed the company’s almost total disregard for its workers’ safety in pursuit of increased production and profits, and resulted, among other things, in the passage of new worker safety laws and the formation of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union.
Length 120 minutes
Actors
David Dukes | Tovah Feldshuh | Lauren Frost | Janet Margolin | Stacey Nelkin | Ted Wass | Stephanie Zimbalist | Tom Bosley | Charlotte Rae | Erica Yohn | Milton Selzer | Michael Mullins | Sean Roche | Olivia Barash | Judith Marie-Bergan | Bart Burns | Larry Gelman | Rhoda Gemignani | Jerome Guardino | Valerie Landsburg | Eric Mason | Milt Oberman | Dave Shelley | Wil Albert | Mario Gallo | Lillah McCarthy | Scott Mulhern | John O'Connell | Constance Pfeifer | Lin Shaye | Bill Sorrells | Naomi Stevens | Pamela Toll | Ron Vernan | Patrick Wright