The Towering Inferno (1974) - One tiny spark becomes a night of blazing suspense.

The Towering Inferno

One tiny spark becomes a night of blazing suspense.
( Action / Drama / Thriller )

US Runtime: 165 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Dec 14, 1974 [USA]

Director:	John Guillermin [Director]

Writer:	Stirling Silliphant [Screenplay]

Producers:	Irwin Allen [Producer] Sidney Marshall [Associate Producer]

Cinematography:	Fred J. Koenekamp [Director of Photography]

Edited by:	Carl Kress [Editor] Harold F. Kress [Editor]

Music Composed by	John Williams [Original Music Composer]

Production Design:	William J. Creber [Production Design]

Costume Design:	Paul Zastupnevich [Costume Design]

Casting by	Jack Baur [Casting]

Production Companys:	20th Century Fox (US) Irwin Allen Productions Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Pictures (US)

Plot Summary:

At the opening party of a colossal San Francisco skyscraper, a massive fire breaks out due to careless building practices by the contractor, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it.

Cast: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)

Steve McQueen Chief O'Hallorhan Paul Newman Doug Roberts William Holden Jim Duncan Faye Dunaway Susan Fred Astaire Harlee Claiborne Susan Blakely Patty Richard Chamberlain Simmons Jennifer Jones Lisolette O. J. Simpson Jernigan Robert Vaughn Senator Parker		Robert Wagner Bigelow Susan Flannery Lorrie Sheila Allen Paula Ramsay Norman Burton Giddings Jack Collins Mayor Ramsay Don Gordon Kappy Felton Perry Scott Gregory Sierra Carlos Ernie F. Orsatti Mark Powers Dabney Coleman Deputy Chief #1

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Special Effects Department:

Van der Veer Photo Effects

Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)

20th Century Fox Ranch, Malibu Creek State Park - 1925 Las Virgenes Road, Calabasas, California, USA [Glass Tower miniature sequences - exterior]

Bank of America Building - 555 California St., San Francisco, California, USA [exterior entrance and lower lobby]

Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA [central heating plant/air conditioning facility, water tank scenes]

Hyatt Regency Hotel - 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, California, USA [Lobby scenes]

San Francisco, California, USA

Tech Info:

Budget:: $14,000,000
Revenue:: $116,000,000
Color Info:: Color (DeLuxe)

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