The Towering Inferno
“One tiny spark becomes a night of blazing suspense.”
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
43 people
Steve McQueen
Chief O'Hallorhan
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Paul Newman
Doug Roberts
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William Holden
Jim Duncan
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Faye Dunaway
Susan
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Fred Astaire
Harlee Claiborne
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Susan Blakely
Patty
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Richard Chamberlain
Simmons
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Jennifer Jones
Lisolette
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O. J. Simpson
Jernigan
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Robert Vaughn
Senator Parker
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Robert Wagner
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Susan Flannery
Lorrie
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John Guillermin Director · Stirling Silliphant Screenplay Richard Martin Stern Author
Director
John Guillermin
Screenplay
Stirling Silliphant
Author
Richard Martin Stern
Author
Thomas N. Scortia
Author
Frank M. Robinson
Composer
John Williams
Cinematographer
Fred J. Koenekamp
Editor
Harold F. Kress
Editor
Carl Kress
Production designer
William J. Creber
Costume designer
Paul Zastupnevich
Worldwide gross $116M · Budget $14M · United States release December 14, 1974
Box office
Budget
$14,000,000
Worldwide gross
$116,000,000
Gross vs. budget
8.3×
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
20th Century Fox
Production
Irwin Allen Productions
Production
20th Century Studios
Production
United Films
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 14, 1974
Theatrical
Australia
March 27, 1975 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 1, 1976 · Premiere
France
March 5, 1975 · Theatrical
September 18, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Classic
Germany
March 6, 1975 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 21, 1978 · Theatrical
Ireland
May 30, 1975 · Theatrical
Japan
June 7, 1975 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 13, 1975 · Theatrical
May 22, 2002 · TV · V8
Portugal
January 2, 1976 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 3, 1975 · Theatrical
September 1, 1998 · Physical · VHS
December 9, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
March 10, 2010 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
January 30, 1975 · Theatrical · (Rated A)
May 9, 1986 · Physical
February 18, 1999 · Physical
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