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:

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 Elizabeth Rogers Lady in Buoy Ann Leicester Guest Norman Grabowski Flaker Ross Elliott Deputy Chief #2 Olan Soule Johnson Carlena Gower Angela Allbright Mike Lookinland Phillip Allbright Carol McEvoy Mrs. Allbright Scott Newman Young Fireman Paul Comi Tim George D. Wallace Chief Officer Patrick Culliton Technician William Bassett Leading Agent John Crawford Callahan Erik L. Nelson Wes Art Balinger Announcer Norman Hicks Pilot Thomas Karnahan Co-Pilot

Uncredited Cast:

Leoda Richards Party Guest (uncredited) David Armstrong Party Guest (uncredited) Ruth Foster Party Guest (uncredited)		Maureen McGovern Singer at Party (uncredited) Steven Marlo Fireman (uncredited)

Stunt Crew:

Phil Adams Stunts M. James Arnett Stunts Bruce Paul Barbour Stunts Lightning Bear Stunts Cody Bearpaw Stunts Tony Brubaker Stunts Richard E. Butler Stunts Hank Calia Stunts Mickey Caruso Stunts Roydon Clark Stunts Erik Cord Stunts Everett Creach Stunts Roger Creed Stunts Paula Crist Stunts Dick Crockett Stunts Howard Curtis Stunts Vince Deadrick Sr. Stunts Paula Dell Stunts Dick Dial Stunts Nick Dimitri Stunts Bennie E. Dobbins Stunts Larry Duran Stunts Gary Epper Stunts Jeannie Epper Stunts Stephanie Epper Stunts Tony Epper Stunts Diamond Farnsworth Stunts Lila Finn Stunts George Fisher Stunts James W. Gavin Stunts Mickey Gilbert Stunts Sandra Lee Gimpel Stunts Orwin C. Harvey Stunts Eddie Hice Stunts Larry Holt Stunts Loren Janes Stunts Kevin N. Johnston Stunts Gene LeBell Stunts Julius LeFlore Stunts Fred Lerner Stunts Lars Lundgren Stunts Denver Mattson Stunts John Hugh McKnight Stunts Steve McQueen Stunts		Troy Melton Stunts John Moio Stunts Minor Mustain Stunts Paul Newman Stunts John Nowak Stunts Doug O'Dell II Stunts Ernie F. Orsatti Stunts Frank Orsatti Stunts Regina Parton Stunts Regis Parton Stunts Victor Paul Stunts Gil Perkins Stunts Preston Peterson Stunts Bobby Porter Stunts Glenn Randall Jr. Stunts Frank Reinhard Stunts Robert Renegade Renneke Stunts Dar Robinson Stunts Walter Robles Stunts George Robotham Stunts Thomas Rosales Jr. Stunts Wally Rose Stunts Glynn Rubin Stunts Russell Saunders Stunts Fred Scheiwiller Stunts David Sharpe Stunts Felix Silla Stunts Dean Smith Stunts Shelley Snell Stunts Marilyn Stader Stunts Paul Stader Stunt Coordinator Paul Stader Stunts Peter Stader Stunts Tom Steele Stunts Bob Terhune Stunts Jack Verbois Stunts Richard Washington Stunts Chuck Waters Stunts Fred Waugh Stunts George P. Wilbur Stunts James Winburn Stunts Bob Yerkes Stunts Fred Zendar Stunts

Sound Crew:

John A. Bonner Sound Supervisor Leonard A. Engel Supervising Music Editor Don Hall Supervising Sound Editor		Ted Keep Scoring Mixer Frank Regula Sound Mixer Theodore Soderberg Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Special Visual Effects Crew:

Gerald Endler Mechanical Designer

Art Department:

Raphael Bretton Set Decoration Tom Cranham Production Illustrator Dan Goozee Production Illustrator Nikita Knatz Production Illustrator		Robert McLaughlin Property Master Joseph Musso Production Illustrator Steven P. Sardanis Assistant Art Director

Directing Crew:

Irwin Allen Action Director Newt Arnold Assistant Director Phil Ball Second Assistant Director		Bob Bender Second Assistant Director Wes McAfee Assistant Director Donald White Second Assistant Director

Camera and Electrical Department:

Joseph F. Biroc Additional Photography Kathy Fields Still Photographer Thomas Laughridge Camera Operator John Murray Key Grip		Frank V. Phillips Additional Photography Gene Stout Gaffer Orlando Suero Still Photographer

Costume and Wardrobe Department:

Kathleen McCandless Costumer		Hugh McFarland Costumer

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