Top billed cast

1. 

   Steve McQueen

   Chief O'Hallorhan

2. 

   Paul Newman

   Doug Roberts

3. 

   William Holden

   Jim Duncan

4. 

   Faye Dunaway

   Susan

5. 

   Fred Astaire

   Harlee Claiborne

6. 

   Susan Blakely

   Patty

7. 

   Richard Chamberlain

   Simmons

8. 

   Jennifer Jones

   Lisolette

9. 

   O. J. Simpson

   Jernigan

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on 2019-06-04

The crowning glory of a much maligned genre.

A newly built state of the art high-rise is hosting a big society gathering when a fire starts up on the 81st floor...

Warner Brothers & 20th Century Fox were both keen to cash in on the success of 1972s The Poseidon Adventure, Warner's buying the rights to The Tower, and Fox buying the rights to The Glass Inferno, both novels about burning skyscrapers and seemingly ripe for a big screen adaptation. Enter producer Irwin Allen who smartly suggested that both studios should come together and produce one blockbusting genre defining film. Splitti...read the rest

Recommendations

1. Skyscraper63%
2. Cloverfield67%
3. Panic Room67%
4. Backdraft67%
5. The Lost Bus70%
6. The Enforcer67%
7. The Rock71%
8. The Game75%
9. Bullitt71%
10. Escape from Alcatraz75%
11. Backdraft 264%
12. Rogue Agent63%
13. United 9371%
14. The Experiment64%
15. John Wick: Chapter 273%
16. Gold61%
17. Pacific Heights62%
18. Dirty Harry74%
19. Valiant One66%
20. Not Without Hope61%

Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$14,000,000.00

Revenue
$116,000,000.00

Keywords

• rescue
• helicopter
• fire
• san francisco, california
• skyscraper
• fire engine
• survival
• disaster
• explosion
• tragic event
• trapped
• elevator
• disaster movie
• firefighter
• world's tallest building
• trapped in burning building