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.
Movie Information
- Director
- Alvin Rakoff
- Writers
- Jack Hill, David P. Lewis, Céline La Frenière
- Release Year
- 1979
- Runtime
- 106 minutes
- Genre
- Action
- Language
- EN
- Country
- Canada, United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 5.1 / 10 (41 votes)
Top Cast
Barry Newman
Dr. Frank Whitman
Susan Clark
Diana Brockhurst-Lautrec
Shelley Winters
Nurse Andrea Harper
Leslie Nielsen
Mayor William Dudley
James Franciscus
Jimbo
Ava Gardner
Maggie Grayson
Henry Fonda
Fire Chief Risley
Jonathan Welsh
Herman Stover
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