The Towering Inferno
One tiny spark becomes a night of blazing suspense.
At the opening party of a colossal—but poorly constructed—skyscraper, a massive fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it.
- Director
- John Guillermin
- Signature
- Drama · Tension · Craft
- Worldwide
- $116M
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Cast
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What It's About
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At the opening party of a colossal—but poorly constructed—skyscraper, a massive fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it.
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The record
Awards
2 wins · 7 nominations
Academy Awards
2 wins · 7 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Cinematography
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Film Editing
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Towering Inferno returned 8.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $14M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $116M
- Release date
- Dec 14, 1974
- Runtime
- 2h 45m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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