The Towering Inferno (1974)

US:: PG UK:: 15 Action Drama Thriller

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

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Runtime: 165 mins Revenue: $116,000,000 Budget: $14,000,000 Rating: 7.1 Tag Line: The world’s tallest building is on fire. You are there on the 135th floor . . . no way down . . . no way out.

Cast

Paul Newman

Doug Roberts

Faye Dunaway

Susan Franklin

Sheila Allen

Paula Ramsay

William Holden

James Duncan

Robert Wagner

Dan Bigelow

Norman Burton

Will Giddings

O.J. Simpson

Jernigan

Steve McQueen

Chief Michael O'Hallorhan