The Towering Inferno

THE TOWERING INFERNO (1974)

Oscar winning film (for Cinematography, Editing and for the theme song "We May Never Love Like This Again") about a burning skyscraper, the efforts of firefighters to rescue a large party stranded at the top of the building.

Director

John Guillermin and Irwin Allen (action scenes)

Screenplay

Stirling Silliphant

Cast

Steve McQueen - Chief O'Hallorhan
Paul Newman - Doug Roberts
William Holden - Jim Duncan
Faye Dunaway - Susan
Fred Astaire - Harlee Claiborne
Richard Chamberlain - Simmons
Jennifer Jones - Lisolette
O. J. Simpson - Jernigan
Robert Vaughn - Senator Parker
Robert Wagner - Bigelow
Susan Flannery - Lorrie
Sheila Mathews - Paula Ramsay
Normann Burton - Giddings
Jack Collins - Mayor Ramsay
Don Gordon - Kappy
Felton Perry - Scon
Gregory Sierra - Carlos
Ernie 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 Wallace - Chief Officer
Patrick Culliton - Technician
William H. Bassett - Leasing Agent
John Crawford - Callahan
Erik Nelson - Wes
Art Balinger - Announcer
LCDR. Norman Hicks - Pilot
LTJG. Thomas Karnahan - Co-Pilot

Alternative Titles

Brazil: Inferno na Torre
France: La Tour Infernale
Germany: Flammendes Inferno
Italy: L'inferno di Cristallo
Japan: タワーリング・インフェルノ
Spain: El coloso en llamas