The Towering Inferno Movie Review 1974

Raging blaze engulfs the world's tallest skyscraper on the night of its glamorous dedication ceremonies. Allen had invented the disaster du jour genre two years earlier with "The Poseidon Adventure." Features a new but equally noteworthy cast.

Distribution

CBS/Fox Video, 1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, Phone: (212)373-4800, Toll-free: 800-800-4369, Fax: (212)373-4803, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 165 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Disaster Flicks, Fires, Elevators, L.A., Top Grossing Films of 1974, Terror in Tall Buildings, Architects & Architecture

Screenplay

Stirling Silliphant

Cast

Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Fred Astaire, Jennifer Jones, Richard Chamberlain, Susan Blakely, O.J. Simpson, Robert Vaughn, Robert Wagner

Cinematography

Joseph Biroc, Fred W. Koenekamp

Director

John Guillermin, Irwin Allen

Music

John Williams

Producer

20th Century-Fox

Awards

Oscars 1974: Cinematog., Film Editing, Song ("We May Never Love Like This Again"); British Acad. 1975: Support. Actor (Astaire); Golden Globes 1975: Support. Actor (Astaire).