The Towering Inferno
- Original title
- The Towering Inferno
- Year
- 1974
- Running time
- 165 min.
- Country
United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Steve McQueen
- Paul Newman
- William Holden
- Faye Dunaway
- Susan Blakely
- Fred Astaire
- Jennifer Jones
- Richard Chamberlain
- O.J. Simpson
- Robert Vaughn
- Sheila Allen
- Robert Wagner
- Susan Flannery
- Don Gordon
- Gregory Sierra
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Action. Drama | Disaster Film. Firefighters
- Synopsis
- Doug Roberts, Architect, returns from a long vacation to find work nearly completed on his skyscraper. He goes to the party that night concerned he's found that his wiring specifications have not been followed and that the building continues to develope short circuits. When the fire begins Michael O'Halleran is the chief on duty as a series of daring rescues punctuate the terror of a building too tall to have a fire successfully fought from the ground burns.
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- Awards
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1974: 3 Oscar: Best Cinematography, Song, Editing. 8 Nominations1974: Golden Globes: Best Supp. Actor (Astaire) & Newcomer Female (Flannery). 5 Nom.1975: BAFTA Awards: Best Supporting Actor (Astaire) & Best Music. 4 Nominations1974: David di Donatello Awards: Best Foreign Film
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