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The Towering Inferno

BBC One
on BBC One London

San Francisco's ' Glass Tower' is the pride of the city. At 138 storeys high it is the world's tallest skyscraper. Guests, celebrities and dignitaries flock to the inauguration unaware that a night of unbelievable terror awaits them.
Screenplay by STIRLING SILLIPHANT
Based on two novels: The Tower by RICHARD MARTIN STERN and The Glass Inferno by THOMAS M. SCORTIA and FRANK M. ROBINSON. Producer IRWIN ALLEN Directed by JOHN GUILLERMIN. Films: p 13 * Subtitles on Ceejax page 170

Contributors

Play By:
Stirling Silliphant
Unknown:
Richard Martin Stern
Unknown:
Thomas M. Scortia
Unknown:
Frank M. Robinson.
Producer:
Irwin Allen
Directed By:
John Guillermin.
Actor:
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
Jernigan:
0 J Simpson
Sen Gary Parker:
Robert Vaughn
Dan Bigelow:
Robert Wagner
Lorrie:
Susan Flannery
Will Giddings:
Norman Burton
Kappy:
Don Gordon
Scott:
Felton Perry
Source: Radio Times

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