| Edition |
Special edition. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (approximately 164 min.) : anamorphic, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([32] pages : illustrations ; 16 cm.) and 8 lobby cards. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; dual-layer; NTSC. |
| 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 |
Director of photography, Fred Koenekamp ; music, John Williams. |
| Note |
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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Container incorrectly lists a French and an English stereo soundtrack as available. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG. |
| Summary |
On the night of the dedication ceremony of the world's tallest skyscraper, a raging blaze breaks out, threatening the party-goers. |
| Note |
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 writer: 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. |
| 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). |
| Language |
English (Dolby digital 5.1 surround, Dolby digital 4.0 surround), and dubbed Spanish (Dolby digital mono.) soundtracks with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Skyscrapers -- United States -- Drama.
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Fire extinction -- United States -- Drama.
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Rescues -- United States -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Disaster films.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
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Film adaptations.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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Disaster -- Feature.
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Thriller -- feature.
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Suspense films.
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| Added Author |
Guillermin, John, 1925-2015
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Allen, Irwin, 1916-1991.
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Silliphant, Stirling, 1918-1996.
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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., 1947-2024
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Astaire, Fred.
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Jones, Jennifer, 1919-2009.
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Williams, John, 1932-
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Stern, Richard Martin, 1915-2001.
Tower.
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Scortia, Thomas N., 1926-1986.
Glass inferno.
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Robinson, Frank M., 1926-2014.
Glass inferno.
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
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Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Standard No. |
024543231707 |
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