Director: John Guillermin

Writer: Stirling Silliphant

From novel: The Tower by Richard Martin Stern and The Glass Inferno by Thomas N. Scortia and Frank M. Robinson

Music: John Williams

Producer: Irwin Allen

Keywords: Action/Thriller, Disaster

A fire caused by faulty electrical wiring at the opening ceremony of the world's tallest skyscraper puts the lives of 300 people on the 135th floor at risk. An all-star cast isn't dragged down by the mediocre dialogue, making this one of the better disaster films.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Fred Astaire	Dancer	10-May-1899	22-Jun-1987	Broadway ballroom dancer
Susan Blakely	Actor	7-Sep-1952		A Cry For Love
Richard Chamberlain	Actor	31-Mar-1935		Dr. Kildare and Shogun
Dabney Coleman	Actor	3-Jan-1932		Moustache from 9 To 5
Faye Dunaway	Actor	14-Jan-1941		Network
Ross Elliott	Actor	18-Jun-1917	12-Aug-1999	Sheriff Abbott on The Virginian
Susan Flannery	Actor	31-Jul-1940		The Bold and the Beautiful
William Holden	Actor	17-Apr-1918	16-Nov-1981	Stalag 17
Jennifer Jones	Actor	2-Mar-1919	17-Dec-2009	The Song of Bernadette
Mike Lookinland	Actor	19-Dec-1960		Bobby on The Brady Bunch
Steve McQueen	Actor	24-Mar-1930	7-Nov-1980	The Great Escape
Paul Newman	Actor	26-Jan-1925	26-Sep-2008	Salad dressing magnate
Gregory Sierra	Actor	25-Jan-1941		Det. Sgt. Chano on Barney Miller
O. J. Simpson	Football	9-Jul-1947		Searching tirelessly for the real killers
Robert Vaughn	Actor	22-Nov-1932	11-Nov-2016	Napoleon Solo on The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Robert Wagner	Actor	10-Feb-1930		Jonathan Hart on Hart to Hart

CAST

Steve McQueen	...   Chief O'Hallorhan
Paul Newman	...   Doug Roberts
William Holden	...   Jim Duncan
Faye Dunaway	...   Susan
Fred Astaire	...   Harlee Claiborne
Susan Blakely	...   Patty
Richard Chamberlain	...   Simmons
Jennifer Jones	...   Lisolette
O. J. Simpson	...   Jernigan
Robert Vaughn	...   Sen. Parker
Robert Wagner	...   Bigelow
Susan Flannery	...   Lorrie
Sheila Mathews	...   Paula Ramsay
Normann Burton	...   Giddings
Jack Collins	...   Mayor Ramsey
Don Gordon	...   Kappy
Felton Perry	...   Scott
Gregory Sierra	...   Carlos
Ernie Orsatti	...   Mark Powers
Dabney Coleman	...   Deputy Chief #1
Elizabeth Rogers	...   Lady in Buoy
Ann Leicester	...   Guest
Norman Grabowski	...   Flaker
Ross Elliott	...   Deputy Chief #2
Olan Soule	...   Johnson
Carlena Gower	...   Angela Allbright
Mike Lookinland	...   Phillip Allbright
Carol McEvoy	...   Mrs. Allbright
Scott Newman	...   Young Fireman
Paul Comi	...   Tim
George Wallace	...   Chief Officer
Patrick Culliton	...   Technician
William H. Bassett	...   Leasing agent
John Crawford	...   Callahan
Erik Nelson	...   Wes
Art Balinger	...   Announcer
Norman Hicks	...   Pilot
Thomas Karnahan	...   Co-Pilot

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