Film record

The Towering Inferno

1974Feature film158 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States
Languages
English
Genres
drama film · disaster film · thriller film · action film

Credits

Cinematography

Fred Koenekamp — Cinematography
Joseph F. Biroc — Cinematography

Direction

John Guillermin — Directing

Editing

Harold F. Kress — Editing
Carl Kress — Editing

Music

John Williams — Music composition

Cast

Steve McQueen — Acting (Michael O'Hallorhan)
Paul Newman — Acting (Doug Roberts)
William Holden — Acting (James Duncan)
Faye Dunaway — Acting (Susan Franklin)
Fred Astaire — Acting (Harlee Claiborne)
Susan Blakely — Acting (Patty Simmons)
Richard Chamberlain — Acting (Roger Simmons)
Jennifer Jones — Acting (Lisolette Muller)
O. J. Simpson — Acting (Harry Jernigan)
Robert Vaughn — Acting (Gary Parker)
Robert Wagner — Acting (Dan Bigelow)
Susan Flannery — Acting
Sheila Allen — Acting
Jack Collins — Acting
Felton Perry — Acting
Gregory Sierra — Acting
Dabney Coleman — Acting
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George D. Wallace — Acting
John Crawford — Acting
Norman Burton — Acting
Don Gordon — Acting
Jennifer Rhodes — Acting
Ross Elliott — Acting
Mike Lookinland — Acting
William Traylor — Acting

Production

Irwin Allen — Production

Writing

Stirling Silliphant — Screenwriting
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Releases by territory

United States · Original release
14 Dec 1974Checked 14 Sep 2026
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