The Towering Inferno

1974, Action/Mystery & thriller, 2h 45m

33 Reviews 25,000+ Ratings

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Although it is not consistently engaging enough to fully justify its towering runtime, The Towering Inferno is a blustery spectacle that executes its disaster premise with flair. Read critic reviews

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Classic 1970s disaster movie about a fire that breaks out in a state-of-the-art San Francisco high-rise building during the opening ceremony attended by a host of A-list guests. An overworked fire chief and the building's architect must cooperate in the struggle to save lives and subdue panic while a corrupt, cost-cutting contractor tries to evade responsibility for the disaster.

Cast & Crew

Steve McQueen
Chief O'Hallorhan
Paul Newman
Doug Roberts
William Holden
Jim Duncan
Faye Dunaway
Susan
Fred Astaire
Harlee Claiborne
Susan Blakely
Patty
Richard Chamberlain
Simmons
Jennifer Jones
Liselotte
O.J. Simpson
Jernigan
Robert Vaughn
Senator Parker
Robert Wagner
Bigelow
Susan Flannery
Lorrie
Sheila Allen
Paula Ramsay
Norman Burton
Giddings
Jack Collins
Mayor Ramsay
Gregory Sierra
Carlos
Don Gordon
Kappy
Mike Lookinland
Phillip Allbright
Dabney Coleman
Deputy Chief 1
Scott Newman
Young Fireman
John Guillermin
Director
Irwin Allen
Director
Irwin Allen
Producer
Stirling Silliphant
Screenwriter
John Williams
Original Music
Fred J. Koenekamp
Cinematographer
Carl Kress
Film Editor
Harold F. Kress
Film Editor
Jack Baur
Casting
William J. Creber
Production Design
Ward Preston
Art Director
Raphael Bretton
Set Decoration
Paul Zastupnevich
Costume Designer
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