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Features: Widescreen, English, French, Spanish, Subtitled
Editor's Note
A horrible fire engulfs the world's largest skyscraper trapping a group of people on the top floor. Academy Award Nominations: 8, including Best Picture. Academy Awards: 3, Best Cinematography, Best Song ("We May Never Love Like This Again"), Best Editing.
Plot Summary
One hundred and thirty stories of glass and steel pierce the landscape, a monument to architectural know-how and the power of money. But the builders have taken some cash-saving shortcuts, and it takes just one spark from an electric current to set off a disaster.| During a celebratory party full of wealthy movers and shakers, the tower bursts into flames, and chaos erupts as the raging force of nature envelopes the structure. A courageous fire captain on the outside and the desperate architect trapped inside struggle to save the guests from the fire created by their greedy manipulations.
| Features | A dedication ceremony at the world's tallest skyscraper turns into a high-rise catastrophe when a defective wire in its systems-control panel causes an electrical flare-up. Within minutes the gala event turns into a hellish inferno, as a raging fire traps society's most prominent citizens on the top floor. Winner of three Academy Awards, this spectacular suspense thriller features dazzling special effects and a star studded cast including Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, William Holden and Faye Dunaway. |
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Release Information
|  | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 7/14/2009 |
| Running Time: 165 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1974 | | Catalog ID: 2260000 | | UPC: 00024543600008 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: Spanish | | Video: Color |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Academy Awards (1974) |  | Winner, Best Film Editing | | Harold F. Kress, Winner, Best Film Editing | | Joseph Biroc, Winner, Best Cinematography | | Fred Koenekamp, Winner, Best Cinematography | | Al Kasha, Winner, Best Original Song | | Joel Hirschhorn, Winner, Best Original Song |
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| | Professional Reviews | USA Today
"...One of the best movies of its type ever made..." 04/02/1999 p.8EEntertainment Weekly
"Disaster master Irwin Allen's thrilling Best Picture nominee is overflowing with classic instances of historical import..." 06/04/2004 p.35 |
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