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The Towering Inferno

One tiny spark becomes a night of blazing suspense.

1974 · PG · 2h 45m

Directed by John Guillermin

7.0

TMDB audience score
1,106 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

At the opening party of a colossal—but poorly constructed—skyscraper, a massive fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it.

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Cast

  • Steve McQueen
    Chief O'Hallorhan

  • Paul Newman
    Doug Roberts

  • William Holden
    Jim Duncan

  • Faye Dunaway
    Susan

  • Fred Astaire
    Harlee Claiborne

  • Susan Blakely
    Patty

  • Richard Chamberlain
    Simmons

  • Jennifer Jones
    Lisolette

  • O. J. Simpson
    Jernigan

  • Robert Vaughn
    Senator Parker

  • Robert Wagner
    Bigelow

  • Susan Flannery
    Lorrie

  • Sheila Allen
    Paula Ramsay

  • Norman Burton
    Giddings

  • Jack Collins
    Mayor Ramsay

  • Don Gordon
    Kappy

  • Felton Perry
    Scott

  • Gregory Sierra
    Carlos