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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 .. Read more

Starring	Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden, Faye Dunaway
Director	John Guillermin, Irwin Allen
Genres	Action/Adventure, Thriller

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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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  - Stephen Russell
  - Richhill, Northern Ireland
  - 05 Aug 2004 at 19:57
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  classic brilliance
  
  a film that is just brilliant watched years later as it was when it first came out.
  
  yes its cheesy but then look when it was made, so its just ... read more »
  
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- - cheesekake
  - 768 reviews
  - uk
  - 06 Apr 2012 at 17:18
- - 2
  - 1
  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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- - rtb
  - 131 reviews
  - London
  - 24 Jan 2012 at 23:33
- - 3
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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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  - Joby
  - 82 reviews
  - Uckfield
  - 12 Nov 2010 at 15:39
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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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- - Sccuttle
  - 4 reviews
  - Chatham
  - 25 Apr 2010 at 22:43
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  - 1
  the towering inferno
  
  old ones are the best
  
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- - saranna
  - 69 reviews
  - Oldham
  - 19 Feb 2009 at 18:28
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  Not always on fire
  
  When I first saw this a few(!) years ago - it was the best.
  
  Still good, but losing it's 'charm' somehow.
  
  One of the best ... read more »
  
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- - spock140
  - 74 reviews
  - UK
  - 18 Feb 2009 at 21:46
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  BEST FILM EVER
  
  you have to watch this great film 10 / 10
  
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  - honley
  - 21 Jan 2009 at 10:38
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  What a disaster!
  
  Wow, a true bleak disaster movie where the makers were not afraid to kill off a few stars.
  
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- - Michael
  - Yeovil, England
  - 30 Dec 2008 at 10:48
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  The Towering Inferno
  
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  'The Towering Inferno' is an epic adventure, full of action, suspense and with winderful special effects ans sets. When the world's tallest ... read more »
  
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  - Canterbury
  - 28 Oct 2008 at 20:14
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  Nothing like a good disaster
  
  i love disaster films but this on is the reason i'll never stay above the 5th floor
  
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- - ck1
  - 21 reviews
  - Eastbourne
  - 25 Aug 2008 at 15:39
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- - 6
  - 0
  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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  - Stephen Russell
  - Richhill, Northern Ireland
  - 05 Aug 2004 at 19:57
- - 4
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  I watched this fil ...
  
  I watched this fil shortly after "discovering" the coolest of filmstars, Steve McQueen. It's just your typical 'how are we going to get out of... read more »
  
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- - Nicho#1
  - FALLOWFIELD
  - 24 May 2004 at 12:00
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  Wonderful
  
  A true revelation in disaster! A thrill of one blunder after another and how wonderful Steve McQueen saves the day. The birth child of Die Hard and the like, a... read more »
  
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- - timmy101
  - leics
  - 25 Dec 2004 at 19:10
- - 3
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  Top Film
  
  I love this film! A great disaster movie about a fire in a high rise tower. If you haven't seen it I would say certainly give it a watch.
  
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- - Spencer New
  - Essex
  - 28 Nov 2004 at 14:07
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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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- 939091
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Joby
  - 82 reviews
  - Uckfield
  - 12 Nov 2010 at 15:39
- - 2
  - 0
  Towering Inferno
  
  As always another great film from vaults. Newman and co. bring to life the horror of a fire in a skyscraper.
  
  Report this review
- 886619
- - Sccuttle
  - 4 reviews
  - Chatham
  - 25 Apr 2010 at 22:43
- - 2
  - 1
  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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- 1085262
- - rtb
  - 131 reviews
  - London
  - 24 Jan 2012 at 23:33
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  - 0
  Still looking as good as ever
  
  I was really expecting to see a film that had dated quite a lot, but was suprised to see how good the effects were and how good the acting was...well it is ... read more »
  
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- - McBain55
  - Devon
  - 25 May 2005 at 11:09
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  The Towering Inferno.
  
  At the opening party of a collosal, but poorly constructed, office building, a massive fire breaks out that threatens to destroy the tower and everyone in it. ... read more »
  
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- - Cornetto
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  - Lancaster
  - 02 May 2007 at 22:04
- - 1
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  Quality
  
  There is not much you can say about this movie other than pure genius!!
  
  Mcqueen is quality
  
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- 508338
- - Martin Lally
  - Wigan
  - 02 Jan 2008 at 20:41

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