CinemaOSMovie · 1979 · 1h 46m · R
City on Fire

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

51%(41)IMDbAction

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.

Directed byAlvin Rakoff

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 46m
Language
EN
Released
July 11, 1979
Studios
Astral FilmsCanadian Film Development Corporation

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City on Fire (1979) Trailer

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
Alvin Rakoff
Written by
Jack Hill
Jack Hill
David P. Lewis
Produced by
Claude Héroux

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