The towering inferno
(DVD Video) 

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Contributors
Guillermin, John, 1925-2015, film director.
Allen, Irwin, 1916-1991, film producer,
Silliphant, Stirling, 1918-1996, screenwriter.
McQueen, Steve, 1930-1980, actor.
Newman, Paul, 1925-2008, actor.
Published
Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2006].
Edition
Special edition.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (164 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. 
Status
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Published
Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2006].
Format
DVD Video
Edition
Special edition.
Language
English
UPC
024543231707

Notes

General Note
Container incorrectly lists a French and an English stereo soundtrack as available.
General Note
Based on the novels "The tower" by Richard Martin Stern and "The glass inferno" by Thomas N. Scortia and Frank M. Robinson.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1974.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Fred Koenekamp ; director of photography (action sequences), Joseph Biroc ; action sequences directed by Irwin Allen ; production designed by William Creber ; edited by Harold F. Kress and Carl Kress ; music by John Williams ; Maureen McGovern sings "We may never love like this again" words and music by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn ; costumes designed by Paul Zastupnevich ; art director, Ward Preston ; set decorator, Raphael Bretton.
Participants/Performers
Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Fred Astaire, Susan Blakely, Richard Chamberlain, Jennifer Jones, O.J. Simpson, Robert Vaughn, Robert Wagner, Susan Flannery, Sheila Mathews, Normann Burton, Jack Collins, Don Gordon, Felton Perry, Gregory Sierra, Ernie Orsatti, Dabney Coleman.
Description
On the night of the dedication ceremony of the world's tallest skyscraper, a raging blaze breaks out, threatening the party-goers.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG.
System Details
DVD, region 1; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; dual-layer; NTSC.
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.
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).

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LC Subjects
Disaster films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fire extinction -- United States -- Drama.
Rescues -- United States -- Drama.
Skyscrapers -- United States -- Drama.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Other Subjects
Edificios de oficinas -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro.
Incendios -- Extinción -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Guillermin, J., Allen, I., Silliphant, S., McQueen, S., Newman, P., Holden, W., Dunaway, F., Astaire, F., Blakely, S., Chamberlain, R., Jones, J., Simpson, O. J., Vaughn, R., Wagner, R., Flannery, S., Mathews, S., Burton, N., Collins, J., Gordon, D., Perry, F., Sierra, G., Orsatti, E., Coleman, D., Williams, J., Koenekamp, F. J., Biroc, J., Creber, W., Kress, H. F., Kress, C., McGovern, M., Kasha, A., Hirschhorn, J., Zastupnevich, P., Preston, W., Bretton, R., Feeney, F. X., Vezina, M., Racki, B., Loring, C., Fisher, B. (., Hammond, D., Stern, R. M., Scortia, T. N., & Robinson, F. M. (2006). The towering inferno (Special edition.). 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

John Guillermin et al.. 2006. The Towering Inferno. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

John Guillermin et al.. The Towering Inferno 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2006.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Guillermin, John, et al. The Towering Inferno Special edition., 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2006.

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