The Towering Inferno (1974)

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6.6	Rating (314 ratings)
7	IMDB rating

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Directed by

John Guillermin

Starring (View all)

Paul Newman
Doug Roberts

Steve McQueen
Chief O'Hallorhan

William Holden
Jim Duncan

Faye Dunaway
Susan

Fred Astaire
Harlee Claiborne

Susan Blakely
Patty

Richard Chamberlain
Simmons

Jennifer Jones
Lisolette

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Richard Martin Stern
(novel The Tower)

Thomas N. Scortia

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7 years ago at Apr 9 0:26

fernando

All star cast always catch my eye. Irving Allen is mere efectism bur has good collaborators as Sterling Silliphant who knows how to tale in the limits put by Allen.

The Towering Inferno

6 years, 5 months ago at Nov 29 17:21

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The all-star disaster epics of the 1970s were a strange little time capsule, as if the ethical quagmires and pervasive paranoia of the era could only be expressed in blockbusters that trapped a bunch of people in an isolated spot and made sure to shockingly kill off several of the big names every so often. The super-producer of these films was Irwin Allen, and fresh off of throwing a group of star... read more

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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.

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" Date: 5/9/2021 Viewed: Amazon Prime Re-Watch Note: I haven't seen this movie since I was a little kid and it holds up very well. The Towering Inferno is a solid classic in my opinion. I love the intense atmosphere that this film has because you can feel the burning temperature inside the building. John Guillermin (the director) did a fantastic job making everything so hot. The Towering Inferno gives you that feeling of anxiety when watching this film because you want to see these characters"

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" First Viewing Viewing Date: June 6th Via: iTunes Store Plot: During a party to commemorate the opening of the world’s tallest skyscraper, faulty wiring causes a fire to break out which rapidly spreads, threatening the lives of everybody inside. Rating: 7.7/10"

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