The Towering Inferno (1974)
165 mins
7 / 10
At the opening party of a colossal - but poorly constructed - office building, a massive fire breaks out that threatens to destroy the tower and everyone in it.
- Action
- Thriller
Cast
Backdrops
Cast
Steve McQueen
as Chief O'Hallorhan
as Chief O'Hallorhan
Paul Newman
as Doug Roberts
as Doug Roberts
William Holden
as Jim Duncan
as Jim Duncan
Faye Dunaway
as Susan
as Susan
Fred Astaire
as Harlee Claiborne
as Harlee Claiborne
Susan Blakely
as Patty
as Patty
Richard Chamberlain
as Simmons
as Simmons
Jennifer Jones
as Lisolette
as Lisolette
O.J. Simpson
as Jernigan
as Jernigan
Robert Vaughn
as Senator Parker
as Senator Parker
Robert Wagner
as Bigelow
as Bigelow
Susan Flannery
as Lorrie
as Lorrie
Sheila Allen
as Paula Ramsay
as Paula Ramsay
Norman Burton
as Giddings
as Giddings
Jack Collins
as Mayor Ramsay
as Mayor Ramsay
Don Gordon
as Kappy
as Kappy
Felton Perry
as Scott
as Scott
Gregory Sierra
as Carlos
as Carlos
Ernie F. Orsatti
as Mark Powers
as Mark Powers
Dabney Coleman
as Deputy Chief #1
as Deputy Chief #1
Elizabeth Rogers
as Lady in Buoy
as Lady in Buoy
Ann Leicester
as Guest
as Guest
Norman Grabowski
as Flaker
as Flaker
Ross Elliott
as Deputy Chief #2
as Deputy Chief #2
Olan Soule
as Johnson
as Johnson
Carlena Gower
as Angela Allbright
as Angela Allbright
Mike Lookinland
as Phillip Allbright
as Phillip Allbright
Carol McEvoy
as Mrs. Allbright
as Mrs. Allbright
Scott Newman
as Young Fireman
as Young Fireman
Paul Comi
as Tim
as Tim
George D. Wallace
as Chief Officer
as Chief Officer
Patrick Culliton
as Technician
as Technician
William Bassett
as Leading Agent
as Leading Agent
John Crawford
as Callahan
as Callahan
Erik L. Nelson
as Wes
as Wes
Art Balinger
as Announcer
as Announcer
Norman Hicks
as Pilot
as Pilot
Thomas Karnahan
as Co-Pilot
as Co-Pilot
Leoda Richards
as Party Guest (uncredited)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
David Armstrong
as Party Guest (uncredited)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Ruth Foster
as Party Guest (uncredited)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Maureen McGovern
as Singer at Party (uncredited)
as Singer at Party (uncredited)
Steven Marlo
as Fireman (uncredited)
as Fireman (uncredited)
Directing
John Guillermin
- Director
Phil Ball
- Second Assistant Director
Irwin Allen
- Action Director
Wes McAfee
- Assistant Director
Newt Arnold
- Assistant Director
Bob Bender
- Second Assistant Director
Marie Kenney
- Script Supervisor
Donald White
- Second Assistant Director
Production
Irwin Allen
- Producer
Jack Baur
- Casting
Sidney Marshall
- Associate Producer
Norman A. Cook
- Unit Production Manager
Jere Henshaw
- Production Supervisor
Richard Shepherd
- Production Supervisor
Art Volpert
- Production Coordinator
Writing
Richard Martin Stern
- Novel
Thomas N. Scortia
- Novel
Stirling Silliphant
- Screenplay
Frank M. Robinson
- Novel
Camera
Fred J. Koenekamp
- Director of Photography
Frank V. Phillips
- Additional Photography
Joseph F. Biroc
- Additional Photography
Kathy Fields
- Still Photographer
John Murray
- Key Grip
Thomas Laughridge
- Camera Operator
Orlando Suero
- Still Photographer
Sound
John Williams
- Original Music Composer
Al Kasha
- Songs
Joel Hirschhorn
- Songs
Frank Regula
- Sound Mixer
John A. Bonner
- Sound Supervisor
Theodore Soderberg
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Herbert W. Spencer
- Orchestrator
Leonard A. Engel
- Supervising Music Editor
Don Hall
- Supervising Sound Editor
Ted Keep
- Scoring Mixer
Visual Effects
Crew
James Winburn
- Stunts
Vince Deadrick Sr.
- Stunts
Fred Lerner
- Stunts
Larry Holt
- Stunts
Walter Robles
- Stunts
Russell Saunders
- Stunts
Erik Cord
- Stunts
Roger Creed
- Stunts
Roydon Clark
- Stunts
Stephanie Epper
- Stunts
Diamond Farnsworth
- Stunts
Frank Reinhard
- Stunts
Glenn Randall Jr.
- Stunts
George Robotham
- Stunts
Bobby Porter
- Stunts
Glynn Rubin
- Stunts
Shelley Snell
- Stunts
Gene LeBell
- Stunts
John Nowak
- Stunts
Peter Stader
- Stunts
Jack Verbois
- Stunts
Mickey Caruso
- Stunts
Dick Dial
- Stunts
Howard Curtis
- Stunts
Bennie E. Dobbins
- Stunts
Eddie Hice
- Stunts
Loren Janes
- Stunts
Fred Scheiwiller
- Stunts
Paula Crist
- Stunts
Regis Parton
- Stunts
Gil Perkins
- Stunts
Robert Renegade Renneke
- Stunts
M. James Arnett
- Stunts
Dar Robinson
- Stunts
Paul Stader
- Stunts
Bob Terhune
- Stunts
Bruce Paul Barbour
- Stunts
Richard E. Butler
- Stunts
Larry Duran
- Stunts
Steve McQueen
- Stunts
Thomas Rosales Jr.
- Stunts
Wally Rose
- Stunts
Phil Adams
- Stunts
Gary Epper
- Stunts
George Fisher
- Stunts
John Hugh McKnight
- Stunts
Julius LeFlore
- Stunts
Paul Newman
- Stunts
Cody Bearpaw
- Stunts
Dick Crockett
- Stunts
Lila Finn
- Stunts
James W. Gavin
- Stunts
Kevin N. Johnston
- Stunts
Victor Paul
- Stunts
David Sharpe
- Stunts
Johnny Borgese
- Special Effects
Tony Brubaker
- Stunts
Everett Creach
- Stunts
Lars Lundgren
- Stunts
Frank Orsatti
- Stunts
Preston Peterson
- Stunts
Hank Calia
- Stunts
Lightning Bear
- Stunts
Sandra Lee Gimpel
- Stunts
Denver Mattson
- Stunts
Paula Dell
- Stunts
Tony Epper
- Stunts
Mickey Gilbert
- Stunts
Orwin C. Harvey
- Stunts
Minor Mustain
- Stunts
John Moio
- Stunts
Nick Dimitri
- Stunts
Doug O'Dell II
- Stunts
Regina Parton
- Stunts
Felix Silla
- Stunts
Dean Smith
- Stunts
Troy Melton
- Stunts
Jeannie Epper
- Stunts
Marilyn Stader
- Stunts
Fred Zendar
- Stunts
Bob Yerkes
- Stunts
Fred Waugh
- Stunts
Richard Washington
- Stunts
Chuck Waters
- Stunts
Tom Steele
- Stunts
George P. Wilbur
- Stunts
Paul Stader
- Stunt Coordinator
George Leslie
- Production Controller
Don Morgan
- Unit Publicist
Ernie F. Orsatti
- Stunts
Art
Ward Preston
- Art Direction
William J. Creber
- Production Design
Raphael Bretton
- Set Decoration
Nikita Knatz
- Production Illustrator
Robert McLaughlin
- Property Master
Joseph Musso
- Production Illustrator
Tom Cranham
- Production Illustrator
Dan Goozee
- Production Illustrator
Steven P. Sardanis
- Assistant Art Director