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The Towering Inferno
2h 45min
ACTION
DRAMA
THRILLER
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.
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Original Title
The Towering Inferno
Critics & Audience Score
5.7
Total Votes
948
Release Year
1974
Runtime (Duration)
2h 45min
Production Budget
$14M
Box Office Revenue
$116M
Profit / Loss Analysis
$102M
Casting
Actors

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 (uncredited)

Steven Marlo
Fireman (uncredited)
Crew

John Guillermin
DIRECTOR

John Williams
ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSER

Stirling Silliphant
SCREENPLAY

Irwin Allen
PRODUCER

Fred J. Koenekamp
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Richard Martin Stern
NOVEL
Thomas N. Scortia
NOVEL
Frank M. Robinson
NOVEL
Phil Ball
SECOND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Monty Westmore
MAKEUP ARTIST
Harold F. Kress
EDITOR
Ward Preston
ART DIRECTION
Jack Baur
CASTING
William J. Creber
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Paul Zastupnevich
COSTUME DESIGN
Sidney Marshall
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Carl Kress
EDITOR
Raphael Bretton
SET DECORATION

James Winburn
STUNTS

Al Kasha
SONGS
Joel Hirschhorn
SONGS
Vince Deadrick Sr.
STUNTS

Fred Lerner
STUNTS
Larry Holt
STUNTS

Walter Robles
STUNTS
Russell Saunders
STUNTS

Erik Cord
STUNTS
Roger Creed
STUNTS

Roydon Clark
STUNTS

Irwin Allen
ACTION DIRECTOR
Stephanie Epper
STUNTS
Diamond Farnsworth
STUNTS
Frank Reinhard
STUNTS
Glenn Randall Jr.
STUNTS
George Robotham
STUNTS
Bobby Porter
STUNTS
Glynn Rubin
STUNTS
Shelley Snell
STUNTS

Gene LeBell
STUNTS
John Nowak
STUNTS
Peter Stader
STUNTS

Jack Verbois
STUNTS
Mickey Caruso
STUNTS
Dick Dial
STUNTS
Howard Curtis
STUNTS
Bennie E. Dobbins
STUNTS

Eddie Hice
STUNTS

Loren Janes
STUNTS
Fred Scheiwiller
STUNTS
Paula Crist
STUNTS
Regis Parton
STUNTS
Gil Perkins
STUNTS
Robert Renegade Renneke
STUNTS
M. James Arnett
STUNTS

Dar Robinson
STUNTS
Paul Stader
STUNTS
Bob Terhune
STUNTS
Bruce Paul Barbour
STUNTS
Richard E. Butler
STUNTS
Larry Duran
STUNTS

Steve McQueen
STUNTS

Thomas Rosales Jr.
STUNTS
Wally Rose
STUNTS
Phil Adams
STUNTS
Gary Epper
STUNTS

George Fisher
STUNTS
John Hugh McKnight
STUNTS

Julius LeFlore
STUNTS

Paul Newman
STUNTS
Cody Bearpaw
STUNTS
Dick Crockett
STUNTS
Lila Finn
STUNTS
James W. Gavin
STUNTS
Kevin N. Johnston
STUNTS
Victor Paul
STUNTS

David Sharpe
STUNTS
Frank Regula
SOUND MIXER
Johnny Borgese
SPECIAL EFFECTS
John A. Bonner
SOUND SUPERVISOR

Tony Brubaker
STUNTS
Everett Creach
STUNTS
Lars Lundgren
STUNTS
Frank Orsatti
STUNTS
Preston Peterson
STUNTS
Hank Calia
STUNTS

Lightning Bear
STUNTS

Sandra Lee Gimpel
STUNTS
Denver Mattson
STUNTS
Paula Dell
STUNTS

Tony Epper
STUNTS
Mickey Gilbert
STUNTS
Orwin C. Harvey
STUNTS
Minor Mustain
STUNTS
John Moio
STUNTS

Nick Dimitri
STUNTS
Doug O'Dell II
STUNTS
Regina Parton
STUNTS

Felix Silla
STUNTS

Dean Smith
STUNTS

Troy Melton
STUNTS

Jeannie Epper
STUNTS
Marilyn Stader
STUNTS
Fred Zendar
STUNTS

Bob Yerkes
STUNTS
Frank V. Phillips
ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Fred Waugh
STUNTS
Richard Washington
STUNTS

Chuck Waters
STUNTS
Joseph F. Biroc
ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Tom Steele
STUNTS

George P. Wilbur
STUNTS
Norman A. Cook
UNIT PRODUCTION MANAGER
Wes McAfee
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Jere Henshaw
PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
Newt Arnold
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Richard Shepherd
PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
Kathy Fields
STILL PHOTOGRAPHER
John Murray
KEY GRIP
Nikita Knatz
PRODUCTION ILLUSTRATOR
Theodore Soderberg
SOUND RE-RECORDING MIXER
Robert McLaughlin
PROPERTY MASTER
Art Volpert
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Herbert W. Spencer
ORCHESTRATOR
Paul Stader
STUNT COORDINATOR
Joseph Musso
PRODUCTION ILLUSTRATOR
Leonard A. Engel
SUPERVISING MUSIC EDITOR
Tom Cranham
PRODUCTION ILLUSTRATOR
Naomi Cavin
HAIRSTYLIST
Don Hall
SUPERVISING SOUND EDITOR

Thomas Laughridge
CAMERA OPERATOR
George Leslie
PRODUCTION CONTROLLER
Don Morgan
UNIT PUBLICIST
Ted Keep
SCORING MIXER
Jean Burt Reilly
HAIRSTYLIST
Susan Germaine
HAIRSTYLIST
Jack Hooper
NEGATIVE CUTTER
Bob Bender
SECOND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Dan Goozee
PRODUCTION ILLUSTRATOR
Steven P. Sardanis
ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR
Orlando Suero
STILL PHOTOGRAPHER
Gene Stout
GAFFER
Marie Kenney
SCRIPT SUPERVISOR
Emile LaVigne
MAKEUP ARTIST
Donald White
SECOND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Hugh McFarland
COSTUMER
Kathleen McCandless
COSTUMER
Gerald Endler
MECHANICAL DESIGNER

Ernie F. Orsatti
STUNTS