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.

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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

Senator Parker

Robert Wagner

Bigelow

Susan Flannery

Lorrie

Sheila Allen

Paula Ramsay

Norman Burton

Giddings

Jack Collins

Mayor Ramsay

Don Gordon

Kappy

Felton Perry

Scott

Gregory Sierra

Carlos

Ernie F. 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 D. Wallace

Chief Officer

Patrick Culliton

Technician

William Bassett

Leading Agent

John Crawford

Callahan

Erik L. Nelson

Wes

Art Balinger

Announcer

Norman Hicks

Pilot

Thomas Karnahan

Co-Pilot

Leoda Richards

Party Guest (uncredited)

David Armstrong

Party Guest (uncredited)

Ruth Foster

Party Guest (uncredited)

Maureen McGovern

Singer at Party (uncredited)

Steven Marlo

Fireman (uncredited)

Crew

Irwin Allen

Producer

John Guillermin

Director

Stirling Silliphant

Screenplay

Richard Martin Stern

Novel

Thomas N. Scortia

Novel

Frank M. Robinson

Novel

Phil Ball

Second Assistant Director

Monty Westmore

Makeup Artist

John Williams

Original Music Composer

Sidney Marshall

Associate Producer

Fred J. Koenekamp

Director of Photography

Carl Kress

Editor

Harold F. Kress

Editor

Jack Baur

Casting

William J. Creber

Production Design

Ward Preston

Art Direction

Raphael Bretton

Set Decoration

Paul Zastupnevich

Costume Design

James Winburn

Stunts

Al Kasha

Songs

Joel Hirschhorn

Songs

Irwin Allen

Action Director

Frank Regula

Sound Mixer

John A. Bonner

Sound Supervisor

Bruce Paul Barbour

Stunts

M. James Arnett

Stunts

Hank Calia

Stunts

Erik Cord

Stunts

Tony Brubaker

Stunts

Richard E. Butler

Stunts

Phil Adams

Stunts

Cody Bearpaw

Stunts

Paula Crist

Stunts

Roger Creed

Stunts

Dick Crockett

Stunts

Roydon Clark

Stunts

Mickey Caruso

Stunts

Everett Creach

Stunts

Lightning Bear

Stunts

Vince Deadrick Sr.

Stunts

Dick Dial

Stunts

Paula Dell

Stunts

Howard Curtis

Stunts

Larry Duran

Stunts

Nick Dimitri

Stunts

Bennie E. Dobbins

Stunts

Jeannie Epper

Stunts

Stephanie Epper

Stunts

Gary Epper

Stunts

Tony Epper

Stunts

Lila Finn

Stunts

Diamond Farnsworth

Stunts

Mickey Gilbert

Stunts

George Fisher

Stunts

James W. Gavin

Stunts

Orwin C. Harvey

Stunts

Eddie Hice

Stunts

Sandra Lee Gimpel

Stunts

Loren Janes

Stunts

Fred Lerner

Stunts

John Hugh McKnight

Stunts

Steve McQueen

Stunts

Lars Lundgren

Stunts

Denver Mattson

Stunts

Gene LeBell

Stunts

Julius LeFlore

Stunts

Kevin N. Johnston

Stunts

Larry Holt

Stunts

Minor Mustain

Stunts

John Moio

Stunts

Troy Melton

Stunts

John Nowak

Stunts

Paul Newman

Stunts

Doug O'Dell II

Stunts

Frank Orsatti

Stunts

Regis Parton

Stunts

Regina Parton

Stunts

Victor Paul

Stunts

Gil Perkins

Stunts

Bobby Porter

Stunts

Preston Peterson

Stunts

Frank Reinhard

Stunts

Dar Robinson

Stunts

Glenn Randall Jr.

Stunts

Walter Robles

Stunts

Robert Renegade Renneke

Stunts

Thomas Rosales Jr.

Stunts

Wally Rose

Stunts

George Robotham

Stunts

Glynn Rubin

Stunts

Russell Saunders

Stunts

Fred Scheiwiller

Stunts

David Sharpe

Stunts

Felix Silla

Stunts

Dean Smith

Stunts

Marilyn Stader

Stunts

Paul Stader

Stunts

Peter Stader

Stunts

Shelley Snell

Stunts

Bob Terhune

Stunts

Jack Verbois

Stunts

Tom Steele

Stunts

Chuck Waters

Stunts

Richard Washington

Stunts

Fred Waugh

Stunts

George P. Wilbur

Stunts

Fred Zendar

Stunts

Bob Yerkes

Stunts

Joseph F. Biroc

Additional Photography

Frank V. Phillips

Additional Photography

Jere Henshaw

Production Supervisor

Richard Shepherd

Production Supervisor

Norman A. Cook

Unit Production Manager

Wes McAfee

Assistant Director

Newt Arnold

Assistant Director

Art Volpert

Production Coordinator

Paul Stader

Stunt Coordinator

Bob Bender

Second Assistant Director

Tom Cranham

Production Illustrator

Dan Goozee

Production Illustrator

Nikita Knatz

Production Illustrator

Joseph Musso

Production Illustrator

George Leslie

Production Controller

Marie Kenney

Script Supervisor

Don Morgan

Unit Publicist

Theodore Soderberg

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ted Keep

Scoring Mixer

Don Hall

Supervising Sound Editor

Leonard A. Engel

Supervising Music Editor

Herbert W. Spencer

Orchestrator

Steven P. Sardanis

Assistant Art Director

Orlando Suero

Still Photographer

Kathy Fields

Still Photographer

Robert McLaughlin

Property Master

Emile LaVigne

Makeup Artist

Jean Burt Reilly

Hairstylist

Susan Germaine

Hairstylist

Naomi Cavin

Hairstylist

Thomas Laughridge

Camera Operator

John Murray

Key Grip

Gene Stout

Gaffer

Jack Hooper

Negative Cutter

Donald White

Second Assistant Director

Hugh McFarland

Costumer

Kathleen McCandless

Costumer

Gerald Endler

Mechanical Designer

Ernie F. Orsatti

Stunts