
The Towering Inferno (1974)
7.0|14 Dec, 1974|165 min
One tiny spark becomes a night of blazing suspense.
7.0|14 Dec, 1974|165 min
Released
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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.
Language
Budget$14,000,000
Revenue $116,000,000
English
Budget$14,000,000
Revenue $116,000,000
Keywords
rescue
helicopter
fire
san francisco, california
skyscraper
fire engine
survival
disaster
explosion
tragic event
trapped
elevator
disaster movie
firefighter
world's tallest building
trapped in burning building
Casts

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

Ernie F. Orsatti
Mark Powers

Dabney Coleman
Deputy Chief #1

Elizabeth Rogers
Lady in Buoy
Ann Leicester
Guest

Norman Grabowski
Flaker

Ross Elliott
Deputy Chief #2

Olan Soule
Johnson

Carlena Gower
Angela Allbright

Mike Lookinland
Phillip Allbright

Carol McEvoy
Mrs. Allbright

Scott Newman
Young Fireman

Paul Comi
Tim

George D. Wallace
Chief Officer

Patrick Culliton
Technician

William Bassett
Leading Agent

John Crawford
Callahan

Erik L. Nelson
Wes
Art Balinger
Announcer
Norman Hicks
Pilot
Thomas Karnahan
Co-Pilot

Leoda Richards
Party Guest (uncredited)
David Armstrong
Party Guest (uncredited)
Ruth Foster
Party Guest (uncredited)

Maureen McGovern
Singer at Party (uncredited)

Steven Marlo
Fireman (uncredited)
Crews
Richard Martin Stern
Novel

Stirling Silliphant
Screenplay

Frank M. Robinson
Novel
Thomas N. Scortia
Novel

John Guillermin
Director

Irwin Allen
Producer
Phil Ball
Second Assistant Director
Monty Westmore
Makeup Artist
Paul Zastupnevich
Costume Design
Jack Baur
Casting
Ward Preston
Art Direction

Fred J. Koenekamp
Director of Photography

John Williams
Original Music Composer
Raphael Bretton
Set Decoration
Carl Kress
Editor
Harold F. Kress
Editor
Sidney Marshall
Associate Producer
William J. Creber
Production Design

James Winburn
Stunts
Joel Hirschhorn
Songs

Al Kasha
Songs
Roydon Clark
Stunts
Lars Lundgren
Stunts
John Nowak
Stunts

Regis Parton
Stunts
Wally Rose
Stunts

Felix Silla
Stunts
Peter Stader
Stunts
Frank V. Phillips
Additional Photography
Paula Dell
Stunts
Bennie E. Dobbins
Stunts
Bobby Porter
Stunts

Tom Steele
Stunts

Joseph F. Biroc
Additional Photography
M. James Arnett
Stunts
Howard Curtis
Stunts

Eddie Hice
Stunts
Hank Calia
Stunts
Richard E. Butler
Stunts

Loren Janes
Stunts

Fred Lerner
Stunts

Steve McQueen
Stunts

Julius LeFlore
Stunts

Walter Robles
Stunts
Fred Waugh
Stunts
Russell Saunders
Stunts
Mickey Gilbert
Stunts
Orwin C. Harvey
Stunts

Troy Melton
Stunts
Frank Reinhard
Stunts
Paul Stader
Stunts

Chuck Waters
Stunts
Cody Bearpaw
Stunts
Mickey Caruso
Stunts
Dick Dial
Stunts
Larry Duran
Stunts
Stephanie Epper
Stunts

Sandra Lee Gimpel
Stunts
Denver Mattson
Stunts
Glenn Randall Jr.
Stunts

Erik Cord
Stunts
Everett Creach
Stunts
Vince Deadrick Sr.
Stunts

George Fisher
Stunts
John Hugh McKnight
Stunts
Larry Holt
Stunts
Regina Parton
Stunts

Irwin Allen
Action Director
Diamond Farnsworth
Stunts
George Robotham
Stunts
Glynn Rubin
Stunts
Shelley Snell
Stunts
Paula Crist
Stunts
Kevin N. Johnston
Stunts
Fred Scheiwiller
Stunts

George P. Wilbur
Stunts

Jeannie Epper
Stunts
John A. Bonner
Sound Supervisor

Tony Brubaker
Stunts

Lightning Bear
Stunts

Nick Dimitri
Stunts
Preston Peterson
Stunts

Jack Verbois
Stunts
Frank Regula
Sound Mixer

Bruce Paul Barbour
Stunts

Gary Epper
Stunts
Roger Creed
Stunts
Doug O'Dell II
Stunts
Frank Orsatti
Stunts

Dar Robinson
Stunts

Dean Smith
Stunts
Marilyn Stader
Stunts
Phil Adams
Stunts
Dick Crockett
Stunts

Gene LeBell
Stunts
Victor Paul
Stunts

Thomas Rosales Jr.
Stunts

David Sharpe
Stunts

Tony Epper
Stunts
Lila Finn
Stunts
James W. Gavin
Stunts
Minor Mustain
Stunts
John Moio
Stunts
Gil Perkins
Stunts
Robert Renegade Renneke
Stunts
Bob Terhune
Stunts

Paul Newman
Stunts
Richard Washington
Stunts
Fred Zendar
Stunts

Bob Yerkes
Stunts
Richard Shepherd
Production Supervisor
Paul Stader
Stunt Coordinator
Bob Bender
Second Assistant Director
Leonard A. Engel
Supervising Music Editor
Wes McAfee
Assistant Director
Newt Arnold
Assistant Director
Norman A. Cook
Unit Production Manager
Art Volpert
Production Coordinator

Nikita Knatz
Production Illustrator
Jere Henshaw
Production Supervisor
Don Hall
Supervising Sound Editor
Herbert W. Spencer
Orchestrator
Joseph Musso
Production Illustrator
Don Morgan
Unit Publicist
George Leslie
Production Controller
Ted Keep
Scoring Mixer
Steven P. Sardanis
Assistant Art Director
Dan Goozee
Production Illustrator
Marie Kenney
Script Supervisor
Tom Cranham
Production Illustrator
Theodore Soderberg
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
John Murray
Key Grip
Jean Burt Reilly
Hairstylist
Robert McLaughlin
Property Master
Kathy Fields
Still Photographer
Gene Stout
Gaffer
Susan Germaine
Hairstylist
Orlando Suero
Still Photographer
Naomi Cavin
Hairstylist
Emile LaVigne
Makeup Artist
Jack Hooper
Negative Cutter

Thomas Laughridge
Camera Operator
Donald White
Second Assistant Director
Hugh McFarland
Costumer
Kathleen McCandless
Costumer
Gerald Endler
Mechanical Designer

Ernie F. Orsatti
Stunts
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