The Towering Inferno (1974)
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Reviews Counted: 17 Fresh: 13 Rotten:4 Average Rating: 6.4/10
Runtime: 5 hrs 35 mins
Synopsis: One hundred and thirty stories of glass and steel pierce the landscape, a monument to architectural know-how and the power of money. But the builders have taken some cash-saving shortcuts, and it takes just one spark from an electric current to set off a disaster. During a celebratory party... [More]
Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Jennifer Jones
Director: Irwin Allen, John Guillermin
Producer: Irwin Allen, Stirling Silliphant
Composer: John Williams
Producer: Irwin Allen, Stirling Silliphant
Composer: John Williams
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06/24/06
Towering Inferno's glass-spangled erection burns with an uncontrollable lust for spectacle.
05/08/06
For pure disaster-time spectacle, the short list begins (and basically ends) with Poseidon and Inferno. They're time-capsule genre classics that just never get old.
04/28/06
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