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City on Fire

  • 19791979
  • RR
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
4.3/10
1.4K
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City on Fire (1979)
ActionDrama
A pyromaniac, ex-employee of a city oil refinery creates an explosion at the facility which starts a chain-reaction of fires that engulf the entire city.A pyromaniac, ex-employee of a city oil refinery creates an explosion at the facility which starts a chain-reaction of fires that engulf the entire city.A pyromaniac, ex-employee of a city oil refinery creates an explosion at the facility which starts a chain-reaction of fires that engulf the entire city.
IMDb RATING
4.3/10
1.4K
YOUR RATING
    • Alvin Rakoff
    • Jack Hill
    • David P. Lewis
    • Céline La Frenière
  • Stars
    • Barry Newman
    • Susan Clark
    • Shelley Winters
    • Alvin Rakoff
    • Jack Hill
    • David P. Lewis
    • Céline La Frenière
  • Stars
    • Barry Newman
    • Susan Clark
    • Shelley Winters
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 41User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
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    City on Fire (1979)
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    Leslie Nielsen in City on Fire (1979)
    Shelley Winters and Susan Clark in City on Fire (1979)
    Leslie Nielsen and Ava Gardner in City on Fire (1979)
    Leslie Nielsen in City on Fire (1979)
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    Jonathan Welsh in City on Fire (1979)
    Henry Fonda in City on Fire (1979)
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    Barry Newman
    Barry Newman
    • Dr. Frank Whitman
    Susan Clark
    Susan Clark
    • Diana Brockhurst-Lautrec
    Shelley Winters
    Shelley Winters
    • Nurse Andrea Harper
    Leslie Nielsen
    Leslie Nielsen
    • Mayor William Dudley
    James Franciscus
    James Franciscus
    • Jimbo
    Ava Gardner
    Ava Gardner
    • Maggie Grayson
    Henry Fonda
    Henry Fonda
    • Risley - Fire Chief
    Jonathan Welsh
    • Herman Stover
    Hilary Farr
    Hilary Farr
    • Mrs. Adams
    • (as Hilary Labow)
    Richard Donat
    Richard Donat
    • Capt. Harrison Risley
    Mavor Moore
    • John O'Brien
    Donald Pilon
    Donald Pilon
    • Dr. Matwick
    Terry Haig
    • Terry James
    Cec Linder
    Cec Linder
    • Councilman Paley
    Ken James
    • Andrew
    Jefferson Mappin
    Jefferson Mappin
    • Beezer
    • (as Jeff Mappin)
    Earl Pennington
    • Mr. Clark
    Sonny Forbes
    Sonny Forbes
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      • Alvin Rakoff
      • Jack Hill
      • David P. Lewis
      • Céline La Frenière
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Shell Oil, which owned a $600-million refinery that the production wanted to use as a location, granted permission as a gesture of raising awareness about safety issues (the dangers of locating oil refineries near cities).
    • Goofs
      Although set in an unnamed American city (identifiable because of the appearance of USA flags in a few scenes), the television station setting for the movie has the call letters listed as CFTM-TV. In the United States, all television and radio station call letters begin with either the letter K (for states west of the Mississippi River), or the letter W (for states east of the Mississippi River). The letter C is used for all of Canada's provinces.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Chief Albert Risley: All it takes is one man, could be anybody... your neighbor, my neighbor... one man to destroy a city.

    • Connections
      Edited from Bullitt (1968)

    User reviews41

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    7/10
    Better than it's reputation
    City on fire is a disaster-film which is better than it's reputation. The actors is perhaps as so good as in "Towering Inferno", but the movie have some real exciting scenes to show, and it's not exactly low-budget scenes. The plot is maybe a bit naive compared to "The Towering Inferno", but I remember I thought City on Fire was better than Towering Inferno when I saw both this movies in the 1980's.

    7 out of 10 from me
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    • CooperCom
    • Dec 5, 1999

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    • Release date
      • August 31, 1979 (United States)
      • Canada
      • United States
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Astral Bellevue Pathé
      • Astral Films
      • Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC)
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 46 minutes
      • Color
      • Mono

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