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City on Fire (1979)

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

Genre : Action

Runtime : 1H 46M

Director : Alvin Rakoff

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.

Actors

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
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
Jefferson Mappin
Beezer
Earl Pennington
Earl Pennington
Mr. Clark
Sonny Forbes
Sonny Forbes
Tom
Bronwen Mantel
Bronwen Mantel
Sarah Watts
Janice Chaikelson
Janice Chaikelson
Debbie Watts
Steven Chaikelson
Steven Chaikelson
Gerald Watts
Murray Cruchley
Murray Cruchley
Tony Miller
Jérôme Tiberghien
Jérôme Tiberghien
Fireman Waller
Mel Ryane
Mel Ryane
Nurse Florence Stoddard
Anthony Sherwood
Anthony Sherwood
Sam
John Friesen
John Friesen
Albert
Nancy Beatty
Nancy Beatty
Mary Stover
Doug Smith
Doug Smith
Attendant Franks
Maria De Aragon
Maria De Aragon
Nurse (uncredited)
Emil Glassbourg
Emil Glassbourg
Doctor (uncredited)

Crews

Alvin Rakoff
Alvin Rakoff
Director
Jack Hill
Jack Hill
Writer
David P. Lewis
David P. Lewis
Writer
Céline La Frenière
Céline La Frenière
Writer
Claude Héroux
Claude Héroux
Producer
Harold Greenberg
Harold Greenberg
Executive Producer
Sandy Howard
Sandy Howard
Executive Producer
Matthew McCauley
Matthew McCauley
Original Music Composer
William McCauley
William McCauley
Original Music Composer
René Verzier
René Verzier
Director of Photography
Howard Lipson
Howard Lipson
Associate Producer
Larry Nesis
Larry Nesis
Associate Producer
William McCrow
William McCrow
Production Design
Claude Marchand
Claude Marchand
Art Direction
Csaba András Kertész
Csaba András Kertész
Set Decoration
Yvon Duhaime
Yvon Duhaime
Costume Design

Trailers and other movies

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