- Actors: Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Fred Astaire
- Directors: John Guillermin
- Writers: Frank M. Robinson, Richard Martin Stern, Stirling Silliphant, Thomas N. Scortia
- Producers: Irwin Allen, Sidney Marshall
- Language English
- Classification: 15
- Studio: Warner
- VHS Release Date: 12 April 1999
- Run Time: 165 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004CYH8
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 22,253 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Disaster movies used to work because there was little certainty as to who would survive. Not so in this film, really an amalgam of two original stories, about a group of well-to-do celebrants at the top floor of a skyscraper. Cheapo electrical wiring and bad construction management cause an enormous blaze at the lower floors, steadily rising to consume the revellers. Newman's an architect, McQueen a firefighter and Fred Astaire a kind old gentleman, for which he was Oscar-nominated. OJ Simpson plays a security guard who rescues a cat. Now that's a disaster. -- Keith Simanton, Amazon.com
From the Back Cover
The world's tallest building is skyscraping testimony to ingenuity and innovation. In the hands of "Master Of Disaster" film
producer Irwin Allen (The Poseidon Adventure), it's also the world's tallest matchstick.
An all-star cast gathers for this tall story of loft dimensions: eight Academy Award Nominations and three Oscars. On the night of
the building's dedication, fire errupts, trapping people on the upper floors...and igniting multiple tales of heroism and loss involving
a firfighter (Steve McQueen), an architect (Paul Newman)and others caught in the steel-and-glass inferno. With star power,
pyrotechnics and suspence in abundance, The Towering Inferno sizzled at box-offices worldwide.
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
One Of The Finest Disaster Movies Ever Made?,
By E. A. Redfearn "eredfearn2" (Middlesbrough) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Towering Inferno [Blu-ray] [1974][Region Free] (Blu-ray)
During the last few years there has been a spate of disaster movies in abundance. Some good, some indifferent, and a couple, downright awful.Maybe directors and producers should learn from this movie because THIS is how disaster movies should be made. A party gathers on one of the upper floors of the tallest building in the world to celebrate its opening unaware that a fire has broken out a few floors below. As the fire rages, elevators become jammed, sprinklers fail to work, stairways become impassable. Then it becomes a race against time to rescue the people trapped above. There are many fine actors in this movie, some of them legends in their own right. William Holden, Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, Robert Vaughan, Robert Wagner, Faye Dunaway, Jennifer Jones and Fred Astaire. There is much excitement here as the survivors struggle to get out of the building as the fire gets nearer and nearer until a decision is made which hopefully will dampen the fire. The Blu-Ray version is very good indeed with a stunning image showing great detail in the dark scenes and with a good soundtrack to complement it. Also there are numerous extras which are worth seeing which were not available on DVD upon its initial release a few years ago. It is good to see these classic movies being re-released on Blu-Ray at a fantastic price making it affordable for those who are thinking about changing to the new format. Blu-Ray prices are coming down a lot now which is a good thing. Recommended.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome - a must have blu ray!,
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This review is from: Towering Inferno [Blu-ray] [1974][Region Free] (Blu-ray)
This is one of the best blu ray transfers I've ever seen especially for a 70's movie. I was amazed at the detail and vibrant colours and sound quality which I never experienced with the previous video and dvd formats. This film looks fresh and as good / if not better than most new CGI packed film releases and appears to be more realistic. A film transfer that Irwin Allen would be very proud of.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
THE BEST DISASTER MOVIE EVER!!,
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This review is from: The Towering Inferno [1975] [DVD] [1974] (DVD)
I absolutely adore this film. It was the first disaster movie I ever saw, and left a lasting impression on me. It has everything a disaster movie needs, a big building, on fire, with trapped guests, Paul Newman, and Steve McQueen, and if thats not enough it's Steve McQueen in a firemans uniform.For its time it was one of the biggest movies ever made, and when you watch it now, you see how well made it is. The effects are still good, and make this a movie you can watch over and over. And unlike disaster movies of today it has a point, and a message, and excellent dialogue, like 'Its out of control and heading your way' which still sends a shiver through me. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND EVERYONE WATCHES THIS FILM AT LEAST ONCE.
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