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| - The Towering Inferno is a 1974 "disaster" film about a San Francisco skyscraper that catches ablaze on the night of its dedication, trapping hundreds of people inside. Drawing similarities to the Titanic, the building's owners and architect make presumptuous claims about the structure's safety, which is met with objection by the city's fire chief (played by Steve McQueen). This results in a moral lecture from the chief at the end of the film about consulting with fire professionals about how to ensure safety in public structures rather than cutting corners to save on costs.
- he Towering Inferno is a 1974 American action drama disaster film produced by Irwin Allen featuring an all-star cast led by Steve McQueen and Paul Newman. The picture was directed byJohn Guillermin. A co-production between 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros. (this was the first film to be a joint venture from two major Hollywood studios), it was adapted by Stirling Silliphant from a pair of novels, The Tower by Richard Martin Stern and The Glass Inferno by Thomas N. Scortia and Frank M. Robinson.
- A 1974 Disaster Movie, co-directed and produced by Irwin Allen, and starring Steve McQueen and Paul Newman. (As well as having two directors, it was also the first Hollywood movie to come from two major studios - it was a co-production between Twentieth Century Fox and Warner Bros). It was taken from two books, The Tower and The Glass Inferno. Both books were bought by each studio, then someone realized that two movies about a skyscraper on fire would basically cannibalize both films, so it would be better for both studios to combine resources to make one BIG picture. (On a side note, The Glass Inferno was co-written by Thomas N. Scortia, who tends to write a lot of books about out of control fires.)
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| - he Towering Inferno is a 1974 American action drama disaster film produced by Irwin Allen featuring an all-star cast led by Steve McQueen and Paul Newman. The picture was directed byJohn Guillermin. A co-production between 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros. (this was the first film to be a joint venture from two major Hollywood studios), it was adapted by Stirling Silliphant from a pair of novels, The Tower by Richard Martin Stern and The Glass Inferno by Thomas N. Scortia and Frank M. Robinson. The film was a critical success, earning a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Picture, and was the highest-grossing film released in 1974. The film was nominated for eight Oscars in all, winning three. In addition to McQueen and Newman, the cast includes William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Fred Astaire, Susan Blakely, Richard Chamberlain, O.J. Simpson, Robert Vaughn, Robert Wagner,Susan Flannery, Gregory Sierra, Dabney Coleman and, in her final film, Jennifer Jones.
- The Towering Inferno is a 1974 "disaster" film about a San Francisco skyscraper that catches ablaze on the night of its dedication, trapping hundreds of people inside. Drawing similarities to the Titanic, the building's owners and architect make presumptuous claims about the structure's safety, which is met with objection by the city's fire chief (played by Steve McQueen). This results in a moral lecture from the chief at the end of the film about consulting with fire professionals about how to ensure safety in public structures rather than cutting corners to save on costs.
- A 1974 Disaster Movie, co-directed and produced by Irwin Allen, and starring Steve McQueen and Paul Newman. (As well as having two directors, it was also the first Hollywood movie to come from two major studios - it was a co-production between Twentieth Century Fox and Warner Bros). It was taken from two books, The Tower and The Glass Inferno. Both books were bought by each studio, then someone realized that two movies about a skyscraper on fire would basically cannibalize both films, so it would be better for both studios to combine resources to make one BIG picture. (On a side note, The Glass Inferno was co-written by Thomas N. Scortia, who tends to write a lot of books about out of control fires.) A red-carpet party is being held in San Francisco to celebrate the opening of the world's largest skyscraper, the 138-story Glass Tower. One of the few not celebrating is the architect, Doug Roberts (Paul Newman), who's still upset that developer/builder Jim Duncan (William Holden) cut corners in its construction. He's particularly annoyed at the bulding's electrical contractor Roger Simmons (Richard Chamberlain) who was instructed by Duncan to "shave off a lot of money from the budget", and also happens to be Duncan's son-in-law. Faye Dunaway also appears as Newman's fiancee. Sure enough, because of the faulty wiring resulting from said cut corners, a short circuit in a janitor's closet grows into a massive fire. As the guests become trapped in the building, it falls on Fire Chief O'Hallorhan (McQueen) and the San Francisco Fire Department to help save the day.
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