Towering Inferno, The

Towering Inferno, The

1974

Classic 1970s disaster movie about a fire that breaks out in a state-of-the-art San Francisco high-rise building during the opening ceremony attended by a host of A-list guests. An overworked fire chief and the building's architect must cooperate in the struggle to save lives and subdue panic while a corrupt, cost-cutting contractor tries to evade responsibility for the disaster.

One Tiny Spark Becomes A Night Of Blazing Suspense.

JBscale
69
Good

Film Detail

Genre
Action - Drama
Length
2 hrs. 45 mins.
US Theatrical Release
December 20, 1974
US Box Office
$116,000,000 (#668 of 7435)
Global Office
$139,700,000 (#1254 of 4373)
Rating
PG
Parental Guidance Suggested

Collection Detail

Edition
Single Disc & Digital
Resolution | Digital Platform
iTunes
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.35:1
Audio
English: DTS-HD Master 5.1
Studio
20th Century Fox
Released
July 14, 2009
Acquired Date
September 5, 2014
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
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Actors

Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen
Paul Newman
Paul Newman
William Holden
William Holden
Faye Dunaway
Faye Dunaway
Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire
Susan Blakely
Susan Blakely
Richard Chamberlain
Richard Chamberlain
Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones
O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
Robert Vaughn
Robert Vaughn
Robert Wagner
Robert Wagner
Susan Flannery
Susan Flannery
Sheila Allen
Sheila Allen
Norman Burton
Norman Burton

Directors

John Guillermin
John Guillermin

Producers

Irwin Allen
Irwin Allen

Writers

Stirling Silliphant
Stirling Silliphant

Awards & Accolades

  • 1974 Oscar : Cinematography
  • 1974 Oscar : Film Editing
  • 1974 Oscar : Music (Original Song) - "We May Never Love Like This Again"

Special Features

Commentaries
  • Film Historian F.X. Feeney
Featurettes
  • AMC Backstory: The Towering Inferno
  • Directing the Inferno
  • Innovating the Tower: The SPFX of an Inferno
  • Inside the Tower: We Remember
  • Irwin Allen: The Great Producer
  • Running on Fire
  • Still the World's Tallest Building
  • The Art of Towering
  • The Towering Inferno. Putting Out the Fire
  • The Writer: Stirling Silliphant
Other
  • Alternate Scenes
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Extended Scenes
  • Audio Commentary
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Featurettes

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh
68%
Tomatometer
38 votes
RT Hot
72%
Popcornmeter
985 votes
METASCORE
69
11 votes
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
49,707 votes

Tags

  1. Disaster

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media