The Towering Inferno (1974)

2:40 PM to 5:45 PM
Saturday 29 June
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The Towering Inferno

The world's tallest building goes up in flames during the opening celebrations. While Doug Roberts, the architect who designed the skyscraper, tries to save the party-goers trapped on the 135th floor, fire chief Michael O'Hallorhan leads a valiant attempt to fight the blaze. Irwin Allen and John Guillermin shared directing duties on this triple Oscar-winning disaster epic with an all-star cast including Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Fred Astaire, Richard Chamberlain, Susan Blakely and Robert Vaughn

The Towering Inferno airs on RTE One +1 at 2:40 PM, Saturday 29 June. (Subtitles.)
Certificate
15
Topics
Movie ➝ Drama
Disaster Movie
Thriller
Paul Newman
Actor
Steve McQueen
Actor
Faye Dunaway
Actor