For other uses of "Towering Inferno", see Towering Inferno (disambiguation).
The Towering Inferno
Theatrical release poster by John Berkey[1]
Directed by
John Guillermin
Screenplay by
Stirling Silliphant
Based on
The Tower by Richard Martin Stern
The Glass Inferno by
Thomas N. Scortia
Frank M. Robinson
Produced by
Irwin Allen
Starring
Steve McQueen
Paul Newman
William Holden
Faye Dunaway
Fred Astaire
Susan Blakely
Richard Chamberlain
Jennifer Jones
O. J. Simpson
Robert Vaughn
Robert Wagner
Cinematography
Fred J. Koenekamp
Joseph Biroc
Edited by
Carl Kress
Harold F. Kress
Music by
John Williams
Production companies
20th Century Fox
Warner Bros.
Irwin Allen Productions
Distributed by
20th Century Fox (United States and Canada)
Warner Bros. (International)
Release date
December 16, 1974 (1974-12-16)[2]
Running time
165 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$14 million[3]
Box office
$203.3 million[4]
The Towering Inferno is a 1974 American disaster film directed by John Guillermin and produced by Irwin Allen,[5] featuring an ensemble cast led by Paul Newman and Steve McQueen.[6][7][8][9] It was adapted by Stirling Silliphant from the novels The Tower by Richard Martin Stern and The Glass Inferno by Thomas N. Scortia and Frank M. Robinson.[5][10][11][12][13] 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 Jennifer Jones in her final role.[5][10]
The Towering Inferno was released theatrically December 16, 1974. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, and earned around $203.3 million, making it the highest-grossing film of 1974. It was nominated for eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, winning three: Best Song, Best Cinematography and Best Editing.
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^Itzkoff 2014, p. 82.
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^Seger 1992, p. 88.
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