SAT 11 MAY
Coming Soon to
Academy Cinemas
165 mins |
Rated
PG (Violence)
Directed by John Guillermin
Starring Steve McQueen, O.J. Simpson, Robert Wagner, Jennifer Jones, William Holden, Susan Blakely, Robert Vaughn, Richard Chamberlain, Paul Newman, Faye Dunaway, Fred Astaire
Closing Night screening of Academy's BAD BOYS OF THE 70s Film Festival, April 26th - May 11th. With TOWERING INFERNO, the spotlight is on Steve McQueen.
A huge glass tower block, touted as the tallest building in the world, bursts into flame on its opening night. An all-star cast includes Steve McQueen (BULLITT) as Michael O'Hallorhan, the fire chief determined to get the blaze under control, while Paul Newman (COOL HAND LUKE) stars as embarrassed architect Doug Roberts, trapped inside with fellow guests Fred Astaire, Richard Chamberlain and Robert Wagner. THE TOWERING INFERNO became the biggest of the Seventies cycle of disaster movies, which began four years earlier with AIRPORT.
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Closing Night screening of Academy's BAD BOYS OF THE 70s Film Festival, April 26th - May 11th. With TOWERING INFERNO, the spotlight is on Steve McQueen.
A huge glass tower block, touted as the tallest building in the world, bursts into flame on its opening night. An all-star cast includes Steve McQueen (BULLITT) as Michael O'Hallorhan, the fire chief determined to get the blaze under control, while Paul Newman (COOL HAND LUKE) stars as embarrassed architect Doug Roberts, trapped inside with fellow guests Fred Astaire, Richard Chamberlain and Robert Wagner. THE TOWERING INFERNO became the biggest of the Seventies cycle of disaster movies, which began four years earlier with AIRPORT.