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The Towering Inferno

  • 19741974
  • PGPG
  • 2h 45m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
44K
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Fred Astaire, William Holden, Paul Newman, Richard Chamberlain, Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, O.J. Simpson, Robert Vaughn, Robert Wagner, Susan Blakely, and Jennifer Jones in The Towering Inferno (1974)
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At the opening party of a colossal, but poorly constructed, office building, a massive fire breaks out that threatens to destroy the tower and everyone in it.At the opening party of a colossal, but poorly constructed, office building, a massive fire breaks out that threatens to destroy the tower and everyone in it.At the opening party of a colossal, but poorly constructed, office building, a massive fire breaks out that threatens to destroy the tower and everyone in it.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
44K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,370
2,165
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • John Guillermin
    • Writers
      • Richard Martin Stern(novel "The Tower")
      • Thomas N. Scortia(novel "The Glass Inferno")
      • Frank M. Robinson(novel "The Glass Inferno")
    • Stars
      • Paul Newman
      • Steve McQueen
      • William Holden
    Top credits
    • Director
      • John Guillermin
    • Writers
      • Richard Martin Stern(novel "The Tower")
      • Thomas N. Scortia(novel "The Glass Inferno")
      • Frank M. Robinson(novel "The Glass Inferno")
    • Stars
      • Paul Newman
      • Steve McQueen
      • William Holden
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 263User reviews
    • 92Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
    • Won 3 Oscars
      • 12 wins & 13 nominations total

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    The Towering Inferno
    Trailer 2:12
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    Photos133

    Fred Astaire in The Towering Inferno (1974)
    Fred Astaire in The Towering Inferno (1974)
    Irwin Allen in The Towering Inferno (1974)
    William Holden in The Towering Inferno (1974)
    Paul Newman and Steve McQueen in The Towering Inferno (1974)
    The Towering Inferno (1974)
    Paul Newman and Steve McQueen in The Towering Inferno (1974)
    Paul Newman and Steve McQueen in The Towering Inferno (1974)
    The Towering Inferno (1974)
    Paul Newman and Faye Dunaway in The Towering Inferno (1974)
    The Towering Inferno (1974)
    Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, and Faye Dunaway in The Towering Inferno (1974)

    Top cast

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    Paul Newman
    Paul Newman
    • Doug Roberts
    Steve McQueen
    Steve McQueen
    • Chief O'Halloran
    William Holden
    William Holden
    • Jim Duncan
    Faye Dunaway
    Faye Dunaway
    • Susan
    Fred Astaire
    Fred Astaire
    • Harlee Claiborne
    Susan Blakely
    Susan Blakely
    • Patty
    Richard Chamberlain
    Richard Chamberlain
    • Simmons
    Jennifer Jones
    Jennifer Jones
    • Lisolette
    O.J. Simpson
    O.J. Simpson
    • Jernigan
    Robert Vaughn
    Robert Vaughn
    • Senator Parker
    Robert Wagner
    Robert Wagner
    • Dan Bigelow
    Susan Flannery
    Susan Flannery
    • Lorrie
    Sheila Allen
    Sheila Allen
    • Paula Ramsay
    • (as Sheila Mathews)
    Norman Burton
    Norman Burton
    • Giddings
    • (as Normann Burton)
    Jack Collins
    Jack Collins
    • Mayor Ramsay
    Don Gordon
    Don Gordon
    • Kappy
    Felton Perry
    Felton Perry
    • Scott
    Gregory Sierra
    Gregory Sierra
    • Carlos
    • Director
      • John Guillermin
    • Writers
      • Richard Martin Stern(novel "The Tower")
      • Thomas N. Scortia(novel "The Glass Inferno")
      • Frank M. Robinson(novel "The Glass Inferno")
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      After seeing this film, novelist Roderick Thorp had a dream that same night about a man being chased through a skyscraper by gun-wielding assailants. This was the inspiration for his 1979 book "Nothing Lasts Forever" which eventually was made into the film "Die Hard."
    • Goofs
      When O'Halloran is first setting up the forward command on 79 he asks Jernigan for a list of business tenants on 81 or above. Yet, according to the man showing an apartment to a couple near the beginning of the movie, the commercial tenants only go up as far as 80. From 81 up it's all residential.
    • Quotes

      Doug Roberts: I don't know. Maybe they just oughta leave it the way it is. Kind of a shrine to all the bullshit in the world.

    • Crazy credits
      The 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros. Pictures logos don't appear in the beginning.
    • Alternate versions
      The film was re-dubbed in 2003 for the German DVD release. All subsequent releases on DVD and Blu-ray feature this new dubbing, many TV airings as well.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Green Fog (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      We May Never Love Like This Again
      performed by Maureen McGovern

      Words and Music by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn

    User reviews263

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Still impressive
    When I was an impressionable teenager in 1975 I saw Towering Inferno 4 times at the cinema, Still a record for me, and despite the years and jaded view of middle age, this is still a thrilling film, mainly because the effects are so realistic, no CGI then, and the characters are so presented well (if a bit archly at times). I still cannot decide if the ending would actually put the fire out, but who cares, that countdown still gets to me. I forgot how good Paul Newman was in his role, and I can never forget Fred Astaire, such a smooth performance. Great cinema, daft in parts, but the best films always are.
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    • david.clarke
    • Dec 27, 2003

    FAQ1

    • Lisolette Mueller remembers while fleeing the fire that she has left her cat in her apartment. What happened to it?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 14, 1974 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Flammendes Inferno
    • Filming locations
      • 2898 Vallejo Street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • Warner Bros.
      • Irwin Allen Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $14,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $116,000,000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $116,000,000
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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