The Towering Inferno

(1974)

★ 7 IMDb · 1,077 votes

Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller

Year: 1974

Runtime: 165 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: John Guillermin

Cast: Стив МакКуин, Пол Ньюман, Уильям Холден, Фэй Данауэй, Фред Астер, Susan Blakely, Ричард Чемберлен, Jennifer Jones, О. Джей Симпсон, Роберт Вон

Plot

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.

Doug Roberts, architect, returns from a long vacation to find work nearly completed on his skyscraper. He goes to the party that night concerned he's found that his wiring specifications have not been followed and that the building continues to develop short circuits. When the fire begins, Michael O'Halloran is the chief on duty as a series of daring rescues punctuate the terror of a building too tall to have a fire successfully fought from the ground.