

Finding Paddy
2006-09-05 · 85 min · ★ 10.0
Steve McCarthy looks at the life of his friend FDNY Captain Patrick “Paddy” Brown, after he dies in the World Trade Center on 9/11. He finds a complicated story of a man traumatized by alcohol, the Vietnam War and the fires of New York.
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Patrick J. BrownSelfTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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