The Towering Inferno (1974)
The Towering Inferno (1974)
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Plot.
At the opening party of a colossal—but poorly constructed—skyscraper, a massive fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it.
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Cast & Crew.
Steve McQueen
Chief O'Hallorhan / Stunts
Paul Newman
Doug Roberts / Stunts
William Holden
Jim Duncan
Faye Dunaway
Susan
Fred Astaire
Harlee Claiborne
Susan Blakely
Patty
Richard Chamberlain
Simmons
Jennifer Jones
Lisolette
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
Don Gordon
Kappy
Felton Perry
Scott
Gregory Sierra
Carlos
Ernie F. Orsatti
Mark Powers / Stunts
Dabney Coleman
Deputy Chief #1
Elizabeth Rogers
Lady in Buoy
Ann Leicester
Guest
Norman Grabowski
Flaker
Ross Elliott
Deputy Chief #2
Olan Soule
Johnson
Carlena Gower
Angela Allbright
Mike Lookinland
Phillip Allbright
Carol McEvoy
Mrs. Allbright
Scott Newman
Young Fireman
Paul Comi
Tim
George D. Wallace
Chief Officer
Patrick Culliton
Technician
William Bassett
Leading Agent
John Crawford
Callahan
Erik L. Nelson
Wes
Art Balinger
Announcer
Norman Hicks
Pilot
Thomas Karnahan
Co-Pilot
Leoda Richards
Party Guest (uncredited)
David Armstrong
Party Guest (uncredited)
Ruth Foster
Party Guest (uncredited)
Maureen McGovern
Singer at Party (uncredited)
Steven Marlo
Fireman (uncredited)
Richard Martin Stern
Novel
Stirling Silliphant
Screenplay
Frank M. Robinson
Novel
Thomas N. Scortia
Novel
John Guillermin
Director
Irwin Allen
Producer / Action Director
Phil Ball
Second Assistant Director
Monty Westmore
Makeup Artist
Paul Zastupnevich
Costume Design
Jack Baur
Casting
Ward Preston
Art Direction
Fred J. Koenekamp
Director of Photography
John Williams
Original Music Composer
Raphael Bretton
Set Decoration
Carl Kress
Editor
Harold F. Kress
Editor
Sidney Marshall
Associate Producer
William J. Creber
Production Design
James Winburn
Stunts
Joel Hirschhorn
Songs
Al Kasha
Songs
Johnny Borgese
Special Effects
Roydon Clark
Stunts
Lars Lundgren
Stunts
John Nowak
Stunts
Regis Parton
Stunts
Wally Rose
Stunts
Felix Silla
Stunts
Peter Stader
Stunts
Frank V. Phillips
Additional Photography
Paula Dell
Stunts
Bennie E. Dobbins
Stunts
Bobby Porter
Stunts
Tom Steele
Stunts
Joseph F. Biroc
Additional Photography
M. James Arnett
Stunts
Howard Curtis
Stunts
Eddie Hice
Stunts
Hank Calia
Stunts
Richard E. Butler
Stunts
Loren Janes
Stunts
Fred Lerner
Stunts
Julius LeFlore
Stunts
Walter Robles
Stunts
Fred Waugh
Stunts
Russell Saunders
Stunts
Mickey Gilbert
Stunts
Orwin C. Harvey
Stunts
Troy Melton
Stunts
Frank Reinhard
Stunts
Paul Stader
Stunts / Stunt Coordinator
Chuck Waters
Stunts
Cody Bearpaw
Stunts
Mickey Caruso
Stunts
Dick Dial
Stunts
Larry Duran
Stunts
Stephanie Epper
Stunts
Sandra Lee Gimpel
Stunts
Denver Mattson
Stunts
Glenn Randall Jr.
Stunts
Erik Cord
Stunts
Everett Creach
Stunts
Vince Deadrick Sr.
Stunts
George Fisher
Stunts
John Hugh McKnight
Stunts
Larry Holt
Stunts
Regina Parton
Stunts
Diamond Farnsworth
Stunts
George Robotham
Stunts
Glynn Rubin
Stunts
Shelley Snell
Stunts
Paula Crist
Stunts
Kevin N. Johnston
Stunts
Fred Scheiwiller
Stunts
George P. Wilbur
Stunts
Jeannie Epper
Stunts
John A. Bonner
Sound Supervisor
Tony Brubaker
Stunts
Lightning Bear
Stunts
Nick Dimitri
Stunts
Preston Peterson
Stunts
Jack Verbois
Stunts
Frank Regula
Sound Mixer
Bruce Paul Barbour
Stunts
Gary Epper
Stunts
Roger Creed
Stunts
Doug O'Dell II
Stunts
Frank Orsatti
Stunts
Dar Robinson
Stunts
Dean Smith
Stunts
Marilyn Stader
Stunts
Phil Adams
Stunts
Dick Crockett
Stunts
Gene LeBell
Stunts
Victor Paul
Stunts
Thomas Rosales Jr.
Stunts
David Sharpe
Stunts
Tony Epper
Stunts
Lila Finn
Stunts
James W. Gavin
Stunts
Minor Mustain
Stunts
John Moio
Stunts
Gil Perkins
Stunts
Robert Renegade Renneke
Stunts
Bob Terhune
Stunts
Richard Washington
Stunts
Fred Zendar
Stunts
Bob Yerkes
Stunts
Richard Shepherd
Production Supervisor
Bob Bender
Second Assistant Director
Leonard A. Engel
Supervising Music Editor
Wes McAfee
Assistant Director
Newt Arnold
Assistant Director
Norman A. Cook
Unit Production Manager
Art Volpert
Production Coordinator
Nikita Knatz
Production Illustrator
Jere Henshaw
Production Supervisor
Don Hall
Supervising Sound Editor
Herbert W. Spencer
Orchestrator
Joseph Musso
Production Illustrator
Don Morgan
Unit Publicist
George Leslie
Production Controller
Ted Keep
Scoring Mixer
Steven P. Sardanis
Assistant Art Director
Dan Goozee
Production Illustrator
Marie Kenney
Script Supervisor
Tom Cranham
Production Illustrator
Theodore Soderberg
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
John Murray
Key Grip
Jean Burt Reilly
Hairstylist
Robert McLaughlin
Property Master
Kathy Fields
Still Photographer
Gene Stout
Gaffer
Susan Germaine
Hairstylist
Orlando Suero
Still Photographer
Naomi Cavin
Hairstylist
Emile LaVigne
Makeup Artist
Jack Hooper
Negative Cutter
Thomas Laughridge
Camera Operator
Donald White
Second Assistant Director
Hugh McFarland
Costumer
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 14, 1974
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 45m
Content RatingPG
Budget$14,000,000
Box Office$116,000,000
Filming LocationsSan Francisco · Pacific Heights · 555 California Street, United States
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
san francisco
fire
helicopter
skyscraper
fire engine
rescue
disaster
explosion
trapped
elevator
disaster movie
fire fighter
world's tallest building
trapped in burning building
survival
tragic event
Wiki.
The Towering Inferno is a 1974 American disaster film directed by John Guillermin and produced by Irwin Allen, featuring an ensemble cast led by Paul Newman and Steve McQueen. It was adapted by Stirling Silliphant from the novels The Tower by Richard Martin Stern and The Glass Inferno by Thomas N. Scortia and Frank M. Robinson. In addition to McQueen and Newman, the cast includes William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Fred Astaire, Susan Blakely, Richard Chamberlain, O. J. Simpson, Robert Vaughn, Robert Wagner, Susan Flannery, Gregory Sierra, Dabney Coleman and Jennifer Jones in her final role.
The Towering Inferno was released theatrically December 16, 1974. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, and earned around $203.3 million, making it the highest-grossing film of 1974. It was nominated for eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, winning three: Best Song, Best Cinematography and Best Editing.
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