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
Bob Bender
- Second Assistant Director
Wes McAfee
- Assistant Director
Newt Arnold
- Assistant Director
Marie Kenney
- Script Supervisor
Donald White
- Second Assistant Director
Production
Irwin Allen
- Producer
Jack Baur
- Casting
Sidney Marshall
- Associate Producer
Richard Shepherd
- Production Supervisor
Norman A. Cook
- Unit Production Manager
Art Volpert
- Production Coordinator
Jere Henshaw
- Production Supervisor
Writing
Richard Martin Stern
- Novel
Stirling Silliphant
- Screenplay
Frank M. Robinson
- Novel
Thomas N. Scortia
- Novel
Camera
Fred J. Koenekamp
- Director of Photography
Frank V. Phillips
- Additional Photography
Joseph F. Biroc
- Additional Photography
John Murray
- Key Grip
Kathy Fields
- Still Photographer
Orlando Suero
- Still Photographer
Thomas Laughridge
- Camera Operator
Sound
John Williams
- Original Music Composer
Joel Hirschhorn
- Songs
Al Kasha
- Songs
John A. Bonner
- Sound Supervisor
Frank Regula
- Sound Mixer
Leonard A. Engel
- Supervising Music Editor
Don Hall
- Supervising Sound Editor
Herbert W. Spencer
- Orchestrator
Ted Keep
- Scoring Mixer
Theodore Soderberg
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Visual Effects
Crew
James Winburn
- Stunts
Johnny Borgese
- Special Effects
Roydon Clark
- Stunts
Lars Lundgren
- Stunts
John Nowak
- Stunts
Regis Parton
- Stunts
Wally Rose
- Stunts
Felix Silla
- Stunts
Peter Stader
- Stunts
Paula Dell
- Stunts
Bennie E. Dobbins
- Stunts
Bobby Porter
- Stunts
Tom Steele
- Stunts
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
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
Tony Brubaker
- Stunts
Lightning Bear
- Stunts
Nick Dimitri
- Stunts
Preston Peterson
- Stunts
Jack Verbois
- Stunts
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
Paul Stader
- Stunt Coordinator
Don Morgan
- Unit Publicist
George Leslie
- Production Controller
Ernie F. Orsatti
- Stunts
Art
Ward Preston
- Art Direction
Raphael Bretton
- Set Decoration
William J. Creber
- Production Design
Nikita Knatz
- Production Illustrator
Joseph Musso
- Production Illustrator
Steven P. Sardanis
- Assistant Art Director
Dan Goozee
- Production Illustrator
Tom Cranham
- Production Illustrator
Robert McLaughlin
- Property Master