Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 165 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Violence
- Mild
- Frights
- Mild
Why tonight?
- A long one. Start it early, and give it the whole evening.
The story
At the opening party of a colossal—but poorly constructed—skyscraper, a massive fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it.
- rescue
- helicopter
- fire
- san francisco
- california
- skyscraper
- fire engine
- survival
- disaster
- explosion
- tragic event
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Fred Astaire — Harlee Claiborne
- Susan Blakely — Patty
- Richard Chamberlain — Simmons
- Jennifer Jones — Lisolette
- O. J. Simpson — Jernigan
- Robert Vaughn — Senator Parker
- Robert Wagner — Bigelow
- Susan Flannery — Lorrie
- Sheila Allen — Paula Ramsay
- Norman Burton — Giddings
- Jack Collins — Mayor Ramsay
- Directed
- John Guillermin
- Written
- Stirling Silliphant
Production
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 · 1,076 ratings
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Irwin Allen Productions
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
