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The Towering inferno

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Epic disaster movie, starring
Steve McQueen Paul Newman
At 138 storeys high, San Francisco's Glass Tower is the world's tallest skyscraper. Guests, celebrities and dignitaries flock to the inauguration party, unaware that a night of unbelievable terror awaits them.
Screenplay Stirling Silliphant Director John Guillermin ● FILMS: pages 25-33
● TELETEXT SUBTITLES: page 888

Contributors

Unknown:
Steve McQueen
Unknown:
Paul Newman
Fire Chief OHallorhan:
Steve McQueen
Doug Roberts:
Paul Newman
James Duncan:
William Holden
Susan Franklin:
Faye Dunaway
Harlee Claiborne:
Fred Astaire
Patty Simmons:
Susan Blakely
Roger Simmons:
Richard Chamberlain
Lisolette Mueller:
Jennifer Jones
Jermigan:
O J J Simpson
Senator Parker:
Robert Vaughn
Dan Bigelow:
Robert Wagner
Source: Radio Times

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