The Towering Inferno
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Based on the novels "The tower" by Richard Martin Stern and "The glass inferno" by Thomas N. Scortia and Frank M. Robinson.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1974.
Container incorrectly lists a French and an English stereo soundtrack as available.
Special features: Disc 1: all-new audio commentary by film historian F.X. Feeney; all-new scene-specific commentary by Mike Vezina, special effects director (X-Men 3) and Branko Racki, stunt coordinator (Day after tomorrow) ; Disc 2: "Inside the tower: we remember" featurette; "Innovating tower: the SPFX of an inferno" featurette; "The art of towering" featurette; "Irwin Allen: the great producer" featurette; "Directing the inferno" featurette; "Putting out fire" featurette; "Running on fire" featurette; "Still the world's tallest building" featurette; "The writer: Stirling Silliphant" featurette; over 30 extended/deleted scenes; AMC backstory: "The towering inferno"; storyboard-to-film comparisons; Nato presentation reel; 3 interactive articles from American Cinematographer; Original "Making-of" featurettes; 1977 Irwin Allen Interview; still photo galleries (Shot compositions, publicity, behind-the-scenes, conceptual sketches, costumes); original teaser; original trailer.
Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Fred Astaire, Susan Blakely, Richard Chamberlain, Jennifer Jones, O.J. Simpson, Robert Vaughn, Robert Wagner.
On the night of the dedication ceremony of the world's tallest skyscraper, a raging blaze breaks out, threatening the party-goers.
DVD, region 1; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; dual-layer; NTSC.
Contents: Tower. -- Glass inferno.
COMMUNITY REVIEWS
Best Ensemble Cast 1974
submitted by shumoon on July 23, 2015, 5:12pm
Steve McQueen
Paul Newman
William Holden
Faye Dunaway
Fred Astaire
Richard Chamberlain
Robert Vaughn
Robert Wagner
Dabney Coleman
O.J. Simpson
The Towering Inferno submitted by Fevvers - STAR473 on July 8, 2016, 5:17pm Great action mixed with some rather over-the-top melodrama and cheesiness. It is a decent action-disaster flick, but it doesn't hold up well to repeat viewings. I can never entirely pass it up, though, mostly due to Richard Chamberlain.
LANGUAGE OPTIONS
English (Dolby digital 5.1 surround, Dolby digital 4.0 surround), and dubbed Spanish (Dolby digital mono.) soundtracks with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
PUBLISHED
Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2006.
Year Published: 2006
Description: 2 videodiscs (ca. 164 min.) : anamorphic, sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Guillermin, John, 1925-
Allen, Irwin, 1916-1991.
Silliphant, Stirling, 1918-1996.
McQueen, Steve, 1930-1980.
Newman, Paul, 1925-2008.
Holden, William, 1918-1981.
Dunaway, Faye.
Blakely, Susan.
Simpson, O. J., 1947-
Vaughn, Robert, 1932-
Wagner, Robert.
Astaire, Fred.
Jones, Jennifer, 1919-2009.
Williams, John, 1932-
Stern, Richard Martin, 1915-
Scortia, Thomas N., 1926-1986.
Robinson, Frank M., 1926-
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
SUBJECTS
Skyscrapers -- Drama.
Fire extinction -- Drama.
Rescues -- Drama.
Feature films.
Disaster films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.