THE TOWERING INFERNO follows the rescue efforts of fire fighters as they battle to contain a raging fire that has engulfed the world's tallest skyscraper. As the flames reach ever higher, it's a race against time to save a group of people trapped on the top floor. Special effects-laden thriller starring Hollywood's finest; Paul .. Read more
| Starring | Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden, Faye Dunaway |
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| Director | John Guillermin, Irwin Allen |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
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THE TOWERING INFERNO follows the rescue efforts of fire fighters as they battle to contain a raging fire that has engulfed the world's tallest skyscraper. As the flames reach ever higher, it's a race against time to save a group of people trapped on the top floor. Special effects-laden thriller starring Hollywood's finest; Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, and Fred Astaire. Winner of three Academy Awards.
| Starring | Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Fred Astaire, O.J. Simpson, Robert Vaughn |
|---|---|
| Director | John Guillermin, Irwin Allen |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 38 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 38 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Arabic, Bulgarian, English, Romanian |
| Released | Production year: 1974 To Rent: DVD: 21 Aug 2000 Blu-ray: 16 Nov 2009 |
Showmanlike but relentlessly padded disaster spectacular, worth seeing for its cast of stars, its sheer old-fashioned expertise, and its special effects.
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Fantastic Movie
One of the best disaster movies with an amazing cast. Steve McQueen and Paul Newman are electric with supurb all star support. Very entertaining, well acted ... read more »
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hurrah for disaster movies!
Part of the fun of this film is groaning at the dreadful decor and costumes - nothing dates so fast as the relatively recent past. Yet for all its cliche and ... read more »
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Towering Inferno
This is a great classic disaster movie considering it was made in 1974. Very good acting from a great all star cast. Brilliant.
Saw it when it was ... read more »
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Towering Inferno
As always another great film from vaults. Newman and co. bring to life the horror of a fire in a skyscraper.
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