| Description |
2 videodiscs (approximately 164 min.) : anamorphic, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital stereo., Dolby Digital 4.0 surround, Dolby Digital mono, dual-layer, NTSC. |
| Language |
English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Based on the novels "The tower" by Richard Martin Stern and "The glass inferno" by Thomas N. Scortia and Frank M. Robinson. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1974. |
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Special features: Disc 1: All-new audio commentary by film historian F.X. Feeney; All-new scene-specific commentary by Mike Vezina, special effects director (X-Men 3) and Branko Racki, stunt coordinator (Day after tomorrow) ; Disc 2: "Inside the tower: we remember" featurette; "Innovating tower: the SPFX of an inferno" featurette; "The art of towering" featurette; "Irwin Allen: the great producer" featurette; "Directing the inferno" featurette; "Putting out fire" featurette; "Running on fire" featurette; "Still the world's tallest building" featurette; "The heart of disaster: Stirling Silliphant" featurette; Over 30 extended/deleted scenes; AMC backstory: "The towering inferno"; Storyboard-to-film comparisons; Nato presentation reel; 3 interactive articles from American Cinematographer; Original "Making-of" featurettes; 1977 Irwin Allen Interview; Still photo galleries (Shot compositions, publicity, behind-the-scenes, conceptual sketches, costumes); Original teaser; Original trailer. |
| Cast |
Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Fred Astaire, Susan Blakely, Richard Chamberlain, Jennifer Jones, O.J. Simpson, Robert Vaughn, Robert Wagner. |
| Credits |
Music, John Williams. |
| Audience |
Rating: PG. |
| Summary |
On the night of the dedication ceremony of the world's tallest skyscraper, a raging blaze consumes it. |
| Awards |
Academy Awards, USA, 1975: Oscar - Best Cinematography (Fred J. Koenekamp, Joseph F. Biroc) ; Best Film Editing (Harold F. Kress, Carl Kress) ; Best Music, Original Song (Al Kasha, Joel Hirschhorn). |
| Subject |
Skyscrapers -- United States -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Fire extinction -- United States -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Local Subject |
ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS, 1975.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Disaster films.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Disaster Feature.
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Thriller feature.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Guillermin, John, 1925-
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McQueen, Steve, 1930-1980.
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Newman, Paul, 1925-2008.
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Holden, William, 1918-1981.
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Dunaway, Faye.
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Blakely, Susan.
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Simpson, O. J., 1947-
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Astaire, Fred.
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Jones, Jennifer, 1919-2009.
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Silliphant, Stirling, 1918-1996.
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Williams, John, 1932-
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Stern, Richard Martin, 1915-
Tower.
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Scortia, Thomas N., 1926-1986.
Glass inferno.
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Robinson, Frank M.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Standard No. |
024543231707 |
| Music No. |
2233170 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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