The Towering Inferno
One tiny spark becomes a night of blazing suspense.
1974
Rated
PG
165
minutes
Action, Drama, Thriller
Wikipedia
Directed By:
John Guillermin
Starring:
Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Fred Astaire, Susan Blakely, Robert Vaughn
At the opening party of a colossal—but poorly constructed—skyscraper, a massive fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it.
Language
English
Release Date
December 14, 1974
Budget
$14,000,000
Revenue
$116,000,000
Academy Awards
Best Film Editing
Best Cinematography
Golden Globe Awards
Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
New Star of the Year – Actress
British Academy Film Awards
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
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
Leoda Richards
Party Guest (uncredited)
David Armstrong
Party Guest (uncredited)
Ruth Foster
Party Guest (uncredited)
Maureen McGovern
Singer at Party
Show Full Crew
Writing
Stirling Silliphant
Screenplay
Frank M. Robinson
Novel
Richard Martin Stern
Novel
Thomas N. Scortia
Novel
Directing
John Guillermin
Director
Irwin Allen
Action Director
Newt Arnold
Assistant Director
Marie Kenney
Script Supervisor
Bob Bender
Second Assistant Director
Wes McAfee
Assistant Director
Donald White
Second Assistant Director
Phil Ball
Second Assistant Director
Production
Irwin Allen
Producer
Jack Baur
Casting
Sidney Marshall
Associate Producer
Jere Henshaw
Production Supervisor
Norman A. Cook
Unit Production Manager
Richard Shepherd
Production Supervisor
Art Volpert
Production Coordinator
Editing
Art
Ward Preston
Art Direction
William J. Creber
Production Design
Robert McLaughlin
Property Master
Raphael Bretton
Set Decoration
Nikita Knatz
Production Illustrator
Joseph Musso
Production Illustrator
Tom Cranham
Production Illustrator
Steven P. Sardanis
Assistant Art Director
Dan Goozee
Production Illustrator
Costume & Make-Up
Emile LaVigne
Makeup Artist
Monty Westmore
Makeup Artist
Jean Burt Reilly
Hairstylist
Susan Germaine
Hairstylist
Naomi Cavin
Hairstylist
Paul Zastupnevich
Costume Design
Hugh McFarland
Costumer
Kathleen McCandless
Costumer
Sound
John Williams
Original Music Composer
Joel Hirschhorn
Songs
Al Kasha
Songs
Don Hall
Supervising Sound Editor
Frank Regula
Sound Mixer
Theodore Soderberg
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Leonard A. Engel
Supervising Music Editor
Herbert W. Spencer
Orchestrator
Ted Keep
Scoring Mixer
John A. Bonner
Sound Supervisor
Camera
Fred J. Koenekamp
Director of Photography
Thomas Laughridge
Camera Operator
Joseph F. Biroc
Additional Photography
Orlando Suero
Still Photographer
Kathy Fields
Still Photographer
John Murray
Key Grip
Frank V. Phillips
Additional Photography
Crew
Paul Newman
Stunts
Steve McQueen
Stunts
Jack Verbois
Stunts
Thomas Rosales Jr.
Stunts
Jeannie Epper
Stunts
Tony Brubaker
Stunts
Felix Silla
Stunts
Tony Epper
Stunts
Gene LeBell
Stunts
Gary Epper
Stunts
George P. Wilbur
Stunts
Bruce Paul Barbour
Stunts
Fred Waugh
Stunts
Sandra Lee Gimpel
Stunts
Gil Perkins
Stunts
Tom Steele
Stunts
Erik Cord
Stunts
Bennie E. Dobbins
Stunts
Dar Robinson
Stunts
Nick Dimitri
Stunts
Diamond Farnsworth
Stunts
Fred Lerner
Stunts
Dick Crockett
Stunts
David Sharpe
Stunts
Phil Adams
Stunts
Roger Creed
Stunts
Larry Holt
Stunts
Larry Duran
Stunts
Dean Smith
Stunts
George Robotham
Stunts
Eddie Hice
Stunts
Bobby Porter
Stunts
Dick Dial
Stunts
Mickey Gilbert
Stunts
Chuck Waters
Stunts
Ernie F. Orsatti
Stunts
James W. Gavin
Stunts
M. James Arnett
Stunts
Fred Zendar
Stunts
Roydon Clark
Stunts
Glynn Rubin
Stunts
Troy Melton
Stunts
Orwin C. Harvey
Stunts
George Fisher
Stunts
Paul Stader
Stunt Coordinator
Paul Stader
Stunts
Julius LeFlore
Stunts
Bob Terhune
Stunts
Loren Janes
Stunts
Bob Yerkes
Stunts
Walter Robles
Stunts
Frank Orsatti
Stunts
Richard E. Butler
Stunts
Wally Rose
Stunts
Minor Mustain
Stunts
Vince Deadrick Sr.
Stunts
Peter Stader
Stunts
Glenn Randall Jr.
Stunts
Victor Paul
Stunts
Everett Creach
Stunts
John Moio
Stunts
Denver Mattson
Stunts
Stephanie Epper
Stunts
James Winburn
Stunts
Lila Finn
Stunts
Fred Scheiwiller
Stunts
Regina Parton
Stunts
Lars Lundgren
Stunts
Johnny Borgese
Special Effects
Regis Parton
Stunts
Cody Bearpaw
Stunts
Preston Peterson
Stunts
Richard Washington
Stunts
Paula Dell
Stunts
Paula Crist
Stunts
Lightning Bear
Stunts
Doug O'Dell II
Stunts
Mickey Caruso
Stunts
Howard Curtis
Stunts
Marilyn Stader
Stunts
Frank Reinhard
Stunts
Russell Saunders
Stunts
Shelley Snell
Stunts
Robert Renegade Renneke
Stunts
Hank Calia
Stunts
John Hugh McKnight
Stunts
John Nowak
Stunts
Kevin N. Johnston
Stunts
George Leslie
Production Controller
Don Morgan
Unit Publicist
Lighting
Visual Effects