The Towering Inferno

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1974-12-16

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

165 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (27947 Reviews)

Director:

John Guillermin

Genres:

Action Drama Thriller

Cast:

Steve McQueen Paul Newman William Holden Faye Dunaway

Writer:

Richard Martin Stern (novel)

Thomas N. Scortia (novel)

Frank M. Robinson (novel)

Stirling Silliphant (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Doug Roberts, Architect, returns from a long vacation to find work nearly completed on his skyscraper. He goes to the party that night concerned he's found that his wiring specifications have not been followed and that the building continues to develop short circuits. When the fire begins, Michael O'Halleran is the chief on duty as a series of daring rescues punctuate the terror of a building too tall to have a fire successfully fought from the ground.

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