Action · Canada · 1979 · 1h 46m

City on Fire

City on Fire poster
Director
Alvin Rakoff
Cast
Barry Newman as Dr. Frank Whitman Susan Clark as Diana Brockhurst-Lautrec Shelley Winters as Nurse Andrea Harper Leslie Nielsen as Mayor William Dudley James Franciscus as Jimbo Ava Gardner as Maggie Grayson
Crew
René Verzier — Director of Photography Jean-Pol Passet — Editor Jacques Clairoux — Editor Matthew McCauley — Original Music Composer William McCauley — Original Music Composer Jack Hill — Writer
Tagline

What Happened to Them Could Happen to You... In Any City Anywhere!

Synopsis

An ex-employee of a city oil refinery creates an explosion at the facility which starts a chain-reaction of fires that engulf the entire city.

Trailer City on Fire — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
rescuefirefire enginerevengearsondisasterhospitalexplosiontrappedoil refineryburning buildingdisaster movie
Key Collaborators
Alvin Rakoff Director René Verzier Director of Photography Jean-Pol Passet Editor Jacques Clairoux Editor Matthew McCauley Original Music Composer William McCauley Original Music Composer Jack Hill Writer David P. Lewis Writer Céline La Frenière Writer Claude Héroux Producer William McCrow Production Design Yvon Duhaime Costume Design
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