The towering inferno, Twentieth Century Fox and Warner Bros. present Irwin Allen's production ; produced by Irwin Allen ; screenplay by Stirling Silliphant ; directed by John Guillermin
Type
Label
The towering inferno, Twentieth Century Fox and Warner Bros. present Irwin Allen's production ; produced by Irwin Allen ; screenplay by Stirling Silliphant ; directed by John Guillermin
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG
Main title
The towering inferno
Oclc number
320779670
Responsibility statement
Twentieth Century Fox and Warner Bros. present Irwin Allen's production ; produced by Irwin Allen ; screenplay by Stirling Silliphant ; directed by John Guillermin
Runtime
165
Summary
In the heart of San Francisco, the finishing touches have just been made to the Glass Tower, a 138-story skyscraper. A huge celebratory gala, complete with VIP guests, has been planned to celebrate the dedication of what has been promoted as the world's tallest building. But Doug Roberts, the building's architect, suspects all is not right with the building. He discovers that the contractors have used shoddy wiring, not the heavy-duty wiring he had specified. During the height of the celebratory extravaganza, the overworked wiring develops short circuits and it isn't long before the Glass Tower becomes a huge towering inferno. Now the nearly 300 guests become trapped on the building's 135th floor, where the party it taking place. Fire Chief Michael O'Hallorhan immediately devises a daring plan to rescue the trapped guests, but his efforts quickly become a battle against time and the panicked guests
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Classification
Contributor
- Dunaway, Faye
- Allen, Irwin, 1916-1991
- Holden, William, 1918-1981
- Astaire, Fred
- Wagner, Robert, 1930-
- Newman, Paul, 1925-2008
- Simpson, O. J., 1947-
- Silliphant, Stirling, 1918-1996
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
- Jones, Jennifer, 1919-2009
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
- McQueen, Steve, 1930-1980
- Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
- Vaughn, Robert, 1932-2016
- Williams, John, 1932-
- Robinson, Frank M., 1926-
- Chamberlain, Richard, 1935-
- Guillermin, John, 1925-2015
- Stern, Richard Martin, 1915-
- Blakely, Susan
- Scortia, Thomas N., 1926-1986
Subject
- Fire -- Drama
- Parties -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama
- Electric contracting -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama
- Disaster films
- Fuego -- California -- San Francisco -- Teatro
- Skyscrapers -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- Rascacielos -- California -- San Francisco -- Teatro
- Architects -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama
- Action and adventure films
Content
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Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor21
- Dunaway, Faye
- Allen, Irwin, 1916-1991
- Holden, William, 1918-1981
- Astaire, Fred
- Wagner, Robert, 1930-
- Newman, Paul, 1925-2008
- Simpson, O. J., 1947-
- Silliphant, Stirling, 1918-1996
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
- Jones, Jennifer, 1919-2009
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
- McQueen, Steve, 1930-1980
- Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
- Vaughn, Robert, 1932-2016
- Williams, John, 1932-
- Robinson, Frank M., 1926-
- Chamberlain, Richard, 1935-
- Guillermin, John, 1925-2015
- Stern, Richard Martin, 1915-
- Blakely, Susan
- Scortia, Thomas N., 1926-1986
- Genre4
- Subject11
- Fire -- Drama
- Parties -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama
- Electric contracting -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama
- Disaster films
- Fuego -- California -- San Francisco -- Teatro
- Skyscrapers -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- Rascacielos -- California -- San Francisco -- Teatro
- Architects -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama
- Action and adventure films
- Content1
- Mapped to1