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A Conversation with Oliver Stone

NPR | By Debbie Elliott

Published August 20, 2006 at 5:07 PM EDT

Oliver Stone, photographed in February 2006.

Oliver Stone, known for sweeping films about contemporary America, from Wall Street to JFK to Nixon, tells a much tighter tale in World Trade Center.

He talks with Debbie Elliott about working with a script based on conversations with the real men involved in a gripping story of survival.

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NPR National Correspondent Debbie Elliott can be heard telling stories from her native South. She covers the latest news and politics, and is attuned to the region's rich culture and history.

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