Terror on the 40th Floor

Terror on the 40th Floor

Terror on the 40th Floor

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Terror on the 40th Floor

1974

1h 37m

4.5(10 votes)

Drama

TV Movie

Action

Overview

A number of business people, keeping the Christmas Eve office party going longer than was originally intended, are beset by a fire that starts in the basement of their office building and creeps up at them from floor to floor.

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Metromedia Producers Corporation

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

John Forsythe

John Forsythe

Dan Overland

Joseph Campanella

Joseph Campanella

Howard Foster

Lynn Carlin

Lynn Carlin

Lee Parker

Anjanette Comer

Anjanette Comer

Darlene Foster

Laurie Heineman

Ginger Macklin

Don Meredith

Don Meredith

Kelly Freeman

Kelly Jean Peters

Kelly Jean Peters

Betty Carson

Pippa Scott

Pippa Scott

Thelma Overland

Louis Guss

Louis Guss

Charley

Hank Brandt

Hank Brandt

Jim Pierson

Creative team

Directed by: Jerry Jameson
Written by: Edward Montagne
Jack Turley
Produced by: Edward Montagne

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