The Towering Inferno
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Theatrical release poster by John Berkey
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| Directed by | John Guillermin |
| Produced by | Irwin Allen |
| Screenplay by | Stirling Silliphant |
| Based on |
The Tower by Richard Martin Stern and The Glass Inferno by Thomas N. Scortia Frank M. Robinson |
| Starring |
Steve McQueen Paul Newman William Holden Faye Dunaway Fred Astaire Susan Blakely Richard Chamberlain Jennifer Jones O. J. Simpson Robert Vaughn Robert Wagner |
| Music by | John Williams |
| Cinematography | Fred J. Koenekamp |
| Edited by | Carl Kress Harold F. Kress |
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| Distributed by |
USA: 20th Century Fox (21st Century Fox) International: Warner Bros. (Time Warner) |
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Release date
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December 14, 1974 |
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Running time
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165 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $14.3 million |
| Box office | $139.7 million |
The Towering Inferno is a 1974 American action–drama disaster film produced by Irwin Allen featuring an all-star cast led by Paul Newman and Steve McQueen. The picture was directed by John Guillermin. A co-production between 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros. (this was the first film to be a joint venture by 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.
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