City on Fire
City on Fire

Movie·1979·1h 46m

City on Fire

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

Directed By

Alvin Rakoff

Country

Canada

Language

English

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// overview

The Story

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.

Written By

Céline La Frenière, Jack Hill, David P. Lewis

Producer

Harold Greenberg, Sandy Howard

Cinematography

René Verzier

Music

William McCauley

Editor

Jean-Pol Passet

Themes

rescuefirefire enginerevengearsondisasterhospitalexplosiontrappedoil refineryburning buildingdisaster movie

Production House

Astral Films
Canadian Film Development Corporation

Audience Score

51%

40 votes

Skip17%
Timepass41%
Go for it31%
Perfection11%

Where to watch

Region: US

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// cast

Cast

Barry Newman

Barry Newman

Dr. Frank Whitman

Susan Clark

Susan Clark

Diana Brockhurst-Lautrec

Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters

Nurse Andrea Harper

Leslie Nielsen

Leslie Nielsen

Mayor William Dudley

James Franciscus

James Franciscus

Jimbo

Ava Gardner

Ava Gardner

Maggie Grayson

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Fire Chief Risley

Jonathan Welsh

Jonathan Welsh

Herman Stover

Hilary Farr

Hilary Farr

Mrs. Adams

Richard Donat

Richard Donat

Captain Harrison Risley

Mavor Moore

John O'Brien

Donald Pilon

Donald Pilon

Dr. Matwick

Terry Haig

Terry Haig

Terry James

Cec Linder

Cec Linder

Councilman Paley

Ken James

Ken James

Andrew

Jefferson Mappin

Beezer

Earl Pennington

Mr. Clark

Sonny Forbes

Sonny Forbes

Tom

// crew

Crew

Céline La Frenière

Writer

Jack Hill

Jack Hill

Writer

David P. Lewis

Writer

Alvin Rakoff

Director

William McCauley

Original Music Composer

Harold Greenberg

Executive Producer

René Verzier

René Verzier

Director of Photography

Sandy Howard

Executive Producer

Matthew McCauley

Original Music Composer

Claude Héroux

Producer

Jean-Pol Passet

Editor

Jacques Clairoux

Editor

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