The Towering Inferno (1974)

Name: The Towering Inferno
Released: 1974
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Fred Astaire

• Movies, Action, Drama, Thriller

• 165 min

One tiny spark becomes a night of blazing suspense.

Directed by: John Guillermin
Casting: Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Fred Astaire, Susan Blakely, Richard Chamberlain, Jennifer Jones, O. J. Simpson, Robert Vaughn, Robert Wagner, Susan Flannery, Sheila Allen, Norman Burton, Jack Collins, Don Gordon, Felton Perry, Gregory Sierra, Ernie F. Orsatti, Dabney Coleman, Elizabeth Rogers, Ann Leicester, Norman Grabowski, Ross Elliott, Olan Soule, Carlena Gower, Mike Lookinland, Carol McEvoy, Scott Newman, Paul Comi, George D. Wallace, Patrick Culliton, William Bassett, John Crawford, Erik L. Nelson, Art Balinger, Norman Hicks, Thomas Karnahan, Leoda Richards, David Armstrong, Ruth Foster, Maureen McGovern, Steven Marlo
Countries: United States of America
Premiere: 1974-12-14
Status: Released

Tags: 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

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.