The Towering Inferno

Name: The Towering Inferno
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1974-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
Rating: 7

About The Towering Inferno

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.

The Towering Inferno (1974) is a thriller film directed by John Guillermin. Steve McQueen stars as Chief O'Hallorhan, Paul Newman as Doug Roberts, William Holden as Jim Duncan, and Faye Dunaway as Susan.

At 165 minutes long, it arrived in December 1974. Written by Stirling Silliphant.

Shelv files it under rescue, explosion, disaster, and fire. It scores 7.0 out of 10 from 1,090 TMDB voters and it carries a PG rating.

City on Fire, The Tower, and Deepwater Horizon make useful companions to The Towering Inferno, all filed under disaster movie.