The Towering Inferno

The Towering Inferno

1974 · 165 min · EN · PG · 7.0 (1,041 votes)
Dir. John Guillermin · Starring Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Fred Astaire, Susan Blakely · Music John Williams

One tiny spark becomes a night of blazing suspense.

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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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Imagine the glitz of a grand opening turning into a relentless, fiery nightmare. This is a white-knuckle ride of escalating terror and desperate survival, a masterclass in large-scale suspense that keeps you on the edge, feeling the heat and the dread.

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