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The Towering Inferno (1974)

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PG | 2 hr 45 mins | | Released: 12/10/1974

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Synopsis:

On the day of its grand opening, the world's tallest building becomes victim to an electrical mishap and a subsequent huge fire on its upper floors, causing all of the city's rescue teams to converge upon the scene and attempt to fight against what is a raging monster.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
12/10/1974

Studio	Credit
Fox Films, Ltd.	Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures	Studio
Director	Credit
John Guillermin	Director
Irwin Allen	Director
Cast	Credit
Steve McQueen	Fire Chief O'Hallorhan
Paul Newman	Doug Roberts
William Holden	Jim Duncan
Faye Dunaway	Susan
Fred Astaire	Harlee Claiborne
Susan Blakely	Patty Simmons
Richard Chamberlain	Simmons
Jennifer Jones	Lisolette
O J Simpson	Security Chief Jernigan
Robert Vaughn	Senator Parker
Robert Wagner	Bigelow
Susan Flannery	Lorrie
Jack Collins	Mayor
Sheila Mathews	Mayor's Wife
Norman Burton	Construction Chief
Carol McEvoy	Mrs Albright
Michael Lockinland	Albright Child
Carlena Gower	Albright Child
Olan Soule	Engineer
Norman Hicks	Pilot
Thomas Karnahan	Pilot
Don Gordon
Felton Perry
Gregory Sierra
Ernie Orsatti
Production Credits	Credit
Irwin Allen	Producer
Distribution Companies	Credit
20th Century Fox Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Fox Films, Ltd.	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
WBI	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
San Francisco, California, USA
Writer	Credit
Stirling Silliphant	Screenplay
Richard Martin Stern	Source Material (from novel)
Thomas N Scortia	Source Material (from novel)
Frank M Robinson	Source Material (from novel)
Art Department	Credit
Raphael Bretton	Set Decorator
William J. Creber	Production Designer
Ward Preston	Art Director - art direction
Film Camera	Credit
Joseph Biroc	Camera Operator - camera operator 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Fred J Koenekamp	Director of Photography
Music	Credit
Al Kasha	Song
Maureen McGovern	Song Performer
John Williams	Music
Joel Hirschhorn	Song
Physical Effects	Credit
Paul Stader	Stunt Coordinator
Production Management	Credit
Wes McAfee	Assistant Director
Newton Arnold	Assistant Director
Malcolm R Harding	Assistant Director
Sound	Credit
Theodore Soderberg	Sound - sound rerecording mixer
Herman Lewis	Sound Mixer
John Bonner	Sound Supervisor
Visual Effects	Credit
L B Abbott	Special Effects
A D Flowers	Effects Supervisor - mechanical effects supervisor
Logan Frazee	Effects Supervisor - mechanical effects supervisor

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