| The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Mel Brez Ethel Brez |
| Directed by | Mel Stuart |
| Starring | David Dukes Tovah Feldshuh Lauren Frost Stacey Nelkin Ted Wass |
| Music by | Walter Scharf |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Merrill Grant Don Kirshner Alan Landsburg |
| Producer | Paul Freeman |
| Production location | New York City |
| Cinematography | Matthew F. Leonetti |
| Editor | Corky Ehlers |
| Running time | 98 minutes |
| Production companies | Alan Landsburg Productions Don Kirshner Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | January 30, 1979 |
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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.[1] It premiered on NBC on January 30, 1979.[2]
The film chronicles the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of March 25, 1911, in which 146 garment workers died[3] and which spurred the growth of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union.[4]
The film was nominated for three Emmy awards, and won for Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling.[5]
- ^ Leonard Maltin, Leonard Maltin’s TV Movies Video Guide, 1991 Edition, page 1214, Plume, 1990
- ^ TV Tonight, Lansing State Journal (Lansing, Michigan), January 30, 1979, page 20
- ^ Jerry Buck, 'Triangle Factory Fire Scandal' Airs Tonight, The Lexington Herald, January 30, 1979, page 21
- ^ Bill Hayden, 'Triangle Factory Fire' is tragic drama, The San Bernardino County Sun, January 30, 1979, page 16
- ^ 1979 Emmy Awards