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The Towering Inferno (1974) 6.8
At the opening party of a collosal, but poorly constructed, office building, a massive fire breaks out that threatens to destroy the tower and everyone in it. Director:John Guillermin |
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Cast
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| Paul Newman | ... | ||
| William Holden | ... | ||
| Faye Dunaway | ... | ||
| Fred Astaire | ... | ||
| Susan Blakely | ... |
Patty
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| Richard Chamberlain | ... |
Simmons
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| Jennifer Jones | ... |
Lisolette
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| O.J. Simpson | ... |
Jernigan
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| Robert Vaughn | ... | ||
| Robert Wagner | ... |
Bigelow
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| Susan Flannery | ... | ||
| Sheila Allen | ... |
Paula Ramsay
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Norman Burton | ... |
Giddings
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Jack Collins | ... |
Mayor Ramsay
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
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 develope 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 burns. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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You are there on the 135th floor, no way down, no way out. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
14 December 1974 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Flammendes Inferno See more »Filming Locations:
20th Century Fox Ranch, Malibu Creek State Park - 1925 Las Virgenes Road, Calabasas, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$14,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$116,000,000 (USA)Company Credits
Production Co:
Warner Bros, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Irwin Allen Productions See more »
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Technical Specs
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Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints)| Mono (35 mm optical prints)| 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) (Westrex Recording System)Color:
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2.35 : 1
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James Duncan: That's 135 floors.
Senator Parker: All downhill.
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(uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Played as the group is heading to the elevator after the tower's lighting ceremony
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Did You Know?
Trivia
During filming an actual fire broke out on one of the sets and Steve McQueen found himself briefly helping real firemen put it out. One of the firemen, not recognizing McQueen, said to the actor, "My wife is not going to believe this." To this McQueen replied, "Neither is mine." See more »Goofs
When Wess opens the electrical box that shorts out in the Utility Room, only the edge of the inside of the panel shows scorch marks (from the pyrotechnics that sparked). A real electrical short/explosion would have blackened the entire inside of the panel. See more »Quotes
Senator Parker: At this rate it's going to take a couple of hours to get everyone down. So, I would suggest that those of us with stout hearts and trim waistlines start using the stairs.James Duncan: That's 135 floors.
Senator Parker: All downhill.
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Crazy Credits
The 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros. Pictures logos don't appear in the beginning. See more »Soundtracks
"The More I See You"(uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Played as the group is heading to the elevator after the tower's lighting ceremony
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"Disaster Movies" were a big hit in this era, with airplane crashes, earthquakes, fires, etc. This one made huge fires and firemen fashionable for awhile. It certainly had people talking, and it may have been the best of those "disaster" flicks.
The movie certainly had an all-star cast: Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Fred Astaire, Susan Blakely, Richard Chamberlain, Robert Vaughn, Robert Wagner and (gulp) O.J. Simpson. Even Jennifer Jones came out of a long retirement to return to films. It was really nice to see her again.
What really surprised me about this film when I watched it earlier this year was that the special effects were still good, and the film is almost 40 years old. It was also good to see Steve McQueen being the good guy again. He was the best character in the film. The worst was William Holden, who turned out to play a lot profane-spewing nasty people as soon as the Hays' code was totally abolished in 1967. Same thing for Paul Newman. McQueen, meanwhile, kept his class as did Jones, of course, and Astaire.
The film is almost three hours long but, a few soap opera scenes aside, it's a solid adventure story that holds up well and it served a good purpose, making hotel owners more aware of potential fire hazards.